After I'm Gone (Slow Rock)

You don't call me like you used to. You just say you're busy now. I see you laughing with the whole world, But you don't come around. You walk past everything I gave like it never Meant a thing. All those years I stood beside you, Now they don't mean anything. I tell myself you'll come back home, But nights just prove me wrong. After I'm gone, Will you remember All the times I held you close? Or will I fade Like cold December, Like a story no one knows? I was there when you were broken. I was there when you were small. Now I'm standing here in silence, Like I meant nothing at all. I Still keep the light on for him, Lord, even though he never comes. Every step I hear outside, I still pray it Might be him, my son. I don't need your explanations. I don't need to understand. I just wish you'd look me in the eyes And call me Dad again. I never asked for anything, Just a place inside your life. After I'm gone, Will you feel it? Will it hit you when I'm not there? Will you finally Hear my silence Echo through the empty air? I gave you more than I could give, More than words could ever show. But love don't mean much anymore If there's nowhere left to go. I'm not angry, Just tired. Tired of waiting To matter again. After I'm gone, will you come back To the house you left behind? Will you finally See the pieces Of the man you couldn't find? If there's mercy in this lifetime, If love still means something true, Don't wait until I'm gone to say You love me too. I'm still here, Just in case You remember.