"Hello sir, it's quite nice to meet you"!
"Years gone by, so glad to know you"!
Wondered for so long the color of your eyes.
Dreamed of knowing of your favorite food.
Do you like to fish? Do you hate good-byes?
I bet you're one really handsome dude.
Longing to know the one man I need.
A town, a street, just want that lead.
A picture of a man I've never met,
So close in my heart, I hold so dear.,
Please Lord, if this were my last debt,
Bring me my dad, please draw us near.
I pray for the day, for that first single moment,
I see my father, the man in my dreams.
The day this happens,I've got just one comment.
I'll say to my dad the man in my dreams.
"Hello sir. It's quite nice to meet you"!
"Years gone by, so glad to know you"!
Well, Sir, it's quite late at night.
Can't help but have you on my mind.
Some say my thoughts really aren't right.
But thinking of you just helps to unwind.
My life thus far, since knowing of you,
Has caused me to dream...to wonder...to think.
My goals throughout life have always come through.
But one empty hole shows missing my link.
My father, my dad, the man in my heart.
Lord, guide us together. Please bring us near.
Give us this chance, our very first start.
The torn bond of blood, only God can repair.
How a dad can prove his pride!
The boast in his talk, the gleam in his eyes.
How many years have I actually cried?
I deserved that boast, I wanted those ties.
I've searched so long, studied many a town.
Won't stop for a second, demanding more clues.
My kids know my race, with a face of a frown.
"Keep looking", they say, "There's nothing to lose".
Three days ago, I sent you a letter.
Was told you were you, by some guy on the phone.
Little did he know how much I felt better.
My spirit was lifting, my faith had grown.
Now the phone rings, I stop and I think.
Look quick at my notes, but too scared to speak.
Is this my dad? Tears in my eyes blink.
What do I say to this man I so seek.
"Hello Sir. Thank you for calling me".
"Are you the man I need to know"?
"Are you the man I need with me"?
Please, Sir, say you are...don't say no.
Please, Sir, say you are...and watch me glow!
Weeks flew by, as did the years.
I continued crying those longing tears.
One day I opened mail, from a new found friend.
Was this really true? Was my search at its end?
She accepted my story, she accepted me.
I have a sister, and she looks like me.
Finally have answers, I've learned the truth.
I can now hold his picture, this is my proof.
His life filled me, like a newborn's breath.
Although it's been years since meeting his death.
I saw his face, I felt his smile.
It's all okay now, I know I'm his child.
Now that I've met the dad in my heart.
No one can possibly break us apart.
It took fifty-two years, to reach my dad's grave.
I gracefully smiled, I tried to be brave.
"Hello, sir. It's quite nice to meet you"!
"Years gone by, so glad to know you"!
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Author Notes
"Hello sir, it's quite nice to meet you"!
"Years gone by, so glad to know you"!
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