MISSING YOU ON FATHER'S DAY

I really didn't want to know about Father's Day this year
But the media incessantly reminded me it was drawing near
So I am facing my first hollow Father's Day 
Without my Dad being here

Do you have a personal line in heaven I can call you, Dad
For I miss my phone conversations with you
Which I was making quite fequently
And now I am making none

I would like to hear your voice again
Giving me advice as to what to eat and what to avoid
How I must go to bed earlier 
To keep my immunity intact
How I should exercise and breathe deeply 
To oxegenate the cells in my brain
All the way down to my feet
I rolled my eyes: I already know all that, Dad!
But now I like to know all that again from you

When I was down about something
You pause and consider the right answer
And when there was none
You said you would commit me to prayer
Over time, I have seen your prayers for me answered
And I am reaping the rewards of of your earnest supplications

When you left, it seemed like the one and only guy
Who found me special from the moment I laid my paws on this earth, is gone

You never met your birth Mother and you were Fatherless yourself at a young age
But somehow, you grew up to harbour strong ambitions
To make something of your life 
Then you in turn,
Made my life a bed of roses eventho you had laid your head on a hard pillow

My life is so Blessed today
I thank you Dad for having given me such a great beginning
To equip me well for the rest of my life.....

In the song of Led Zeppelin, I too would like to buy a Stairway to Heaven
So, I can visit you from time to time...

I've told you many times before
Yah...don't roll your eyes at me... you know what I am about to say 
Yes, I love you, Dad 
All the way to Heaven and back...