Connor J Sheffield

This One's For You

All the lives I could have lived
If you hadn't made that call
All the times we could have shared
If you didn't end it all

You were already so far away
Not a call, not a face
Not a trace
You left her
You left us

We weren't part of your plan
You didn't see us in your future
You never gave us a chance
We met up, but only once

All the options I could have chosen
To set my course in life
But because of you
This is the path I chose
Because of you I stand broken

All the lives I could have lived
If you hadn't made that call
All the films we could have watched
Together
Like we use to
If you hadn't ended it all

You could have watched me
As I bring an idea into my own film
And when I win my first award
I could have looked down from the stage
Directly to your chair
And see you sat there proud
So that I may say
"This one's for you Dad"