Remember when they took him in the middle of the night   And nobody told you where he'd gone?   Death in with morning light and touched your father's hand   In a hospital uptown, where your mother sat alone      For two weeks, no one told you, as if it never happened   You held the hope that he was still alive   The funeral was over, no way to say goodbye   You've never had a chance to show the tears you hold inside      I want to make it up to you somehow   Maybe there's something I have, I could give you now   There's so many things you never had   Maybe it doesn't have to hurt so bad   For once in your life      There's so much that I wanted that you could never give   I just never got that I was stronger than you   It wasn't a fair fight, you bleeding on the ground   And me standing over you waiting for another round      I would tell you that I'm sorry, but I know what you would say   'Cause I think that you forgave me long ago   I really don't know why, I don't think I deserve it   Maybe a person forgives so they don't have to be alone      I want to make it up to you somehow   Maybe there's something I have, I could give you now   There's so many things you never had   Maybe it doesn't have to hurt so bad   For once in your life      In our home movie, I remember we're sitting in the sun   I'm crying, you're smiling at this girl of your own   And you're posing me for the camera and everyone around   And I can feel that smile now      I want to make it up to you somehow   Maybe there's something I have, I could give you now   There's so many things you never had   Maybe it doesn't have to hurt so bad   For once in your life