When a Father Waits

This old house don't feel the same. Walls still whisper your name. Your picture's hanging by the door. I stop and look a little more. There's a chair you used to claim. I haven't moved it, stays the same. Some things a man just can't let go, Especially when he's growing old. When a father waits, He waits alone. In a quiet room that once was home. Every clock tick cuts him slow. Every memory won't let go. If I could turn these hands of time, I'd hold you close And make it right. Mm. When a father waits, He prays at night. Mm. I still remember teaching you How to tie your laces tight. You held my hand so strong back then. Said, "Dad, don't let go," all right. Now my hands are shaking, son. Years have done what years have done. God, give what little strength remains, Just to hear you call my Name. Oh, when a father waits, He waits in prayer, Hoping someday You'll be there. Through every mile, through every fight, I leave the porch light on at Night, yeah. And if heaven hears this old man's cry, Before these tired eyes close tight. Mm. When a father waits, He loves for life.