Father I Still Love You

Father I Still Love You

I tried so hard to love you

But you never really cared

I tried so hard to trust you

But you were never really there

I wanted you to love me

But your heart had grown so cold

I wanted you to play with me

But money was your only goal

And now that I've grown older

And I look back on the years

I remember all the anger

The hurt the pain the tears

Father I forgive you

For all those wasted years

And I try not to remember

All the hurt the pain the tears

But father just please tell me

Did you ever love me once

Or was I just like leftovers

That you throw out after lunch

Father I still love you

And I'll never let that die

But father just please look at me

Say you love me to my eye

Father I must be honest

When you left I found another

My Father up in Heaven

And Jesus my loving Brother

They were the ones who loved me

When you had never cared

They were the ones who saved me

From a life of hate and despair

Father I still love you

And that will always stay true

But father will you love me

Because your child still needs you.

By Daniel Sweetnam