Daddy Came Home To Say Goodbye
For a brief moment in time, Daddy was home We rallied around him, fussing, worrying Each one of us happy to have him so close Making plans for the days ahead Of how full each day will be Of grandchildren surrounding him Of children who had daddy home We had hopes that he would be up and about again Sit us down for his famously long speeches Forgetting that we were all days after thirty That was not to be Daddy came home to say goodbye