A Fathers Blessing

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[Verse 1]

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Look at ya kid, you’re growing up quick
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And I can’t seem to tell you to slow
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But there’ll soon come a day, and it scares me to death
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When you tell me you’re ready to go

[Verse 2]

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You’re as quick as a whip, with your hands on your hips
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Only eyes that could rival your mum’s
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And so proudly I’ll watch, you make the world better off
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So my prayer is wherever you go

[Chorus 1]

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May the road rise up to meet you
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May the wind blow where you lead
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May the sun shine on your face while the rain falls on your fields
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May the world lie down before you
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May you be all you can be
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But may all those roads you roam wind home to me

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[Verse 3]

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And I’ll be at your games
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Cause my folks did the same
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And I’ll pour your first glass of Bordeaux
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Watch me ruin your palate for anything else
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So in your youth you can’t afford to get drunk

[Verse 4]

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And oh, there’s lips to be kissed
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And there’s ones to be missed
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And you won’t keep my 2 cents for long
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So you’ll make your mistakes
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Like your ma an da did
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Until one day you stumble on love

[Chorus 2]

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So may the Lord be kind to keep you
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And may the devil fear your reach
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May your pockets fill with gold and yet your heart be void of greed
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May the darkness bow before you
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May you find the light you seek
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But may all those roads you roam wind home to me

[Interlude]

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[Verse 5]

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Listen up kid I love you to bits
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And I wish life would learn to be slow
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But there’ll soon come a day
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And God I hope I’m well aged
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When I tell you it’s my turn to go

[Verse 6]

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And death’s cruel I’ll admit, but mourn for me quick
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And look after those kids of your own
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And just make different mistakes, than your ma and da made
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And make our ceiling look like your floor

[Chorus]

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So may the road rise up to meet you may your laughter fill the streets
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May you children be as kind to you, as you have been to me
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When you've had this world for all it's worth
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And your grandkids let you leave
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May all those roads you roam wind home to me
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May all those roads you roam wind home to me