He told me, son, don't let it slip away
He took me in his arms, I heard him say
When you get older, you're wild
I will live a younger day
Think of me just as ever, you're afraid
He said, one day you'll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember
My father told me when I was just a child
These are the nights that never die
My father told me
When thunder clouds start pouring
down Light a fire they can't put out
Carve your name into those shining stars He said,
go venture far beyond the shores
Don't forsake this life of yours I got you,
son,
my idol with a wing
