A strong hand, with stronger words to part
Things that all who knew you well can attest
Yet beneath it all, was a kind solid heart
If he called you friend you were blessed
Knowing that you were leaving
Doesn’t help much now that you’ve gone
An honest friend here lies at rest

So I can smile because you have lived
And for this life lived, you lived to the best
That is legacy, you have to give
To call you Father I was blessed
Knowing that you were leaving
Doesn’t help much now that you’ve gone
An honest man here lies at rest

I am often told I am a lot like you
It was something as a child I used to detest
But the man in the mirror lets me see how it’s true
To be your reflection I feel blessed
Knowing that you were leaving
Doesn’t help much now that you’ve gone
An honest dad here lies at rest

I cannot grieve for long; you would not want me to
So I will carry on, the way you know I always do

Things that all who knew well you can attest
And for this life lived, you lived to the best
To be your reflection I feel blessed
I knew that you were leaving
But in my heart you’ll never be gone

An honest friend here lies at rest
An honest man here lies at rest
An honest dad here lies at rest
My father who art in heaven…
…is at rest…