My Special Gift
A quiet man of strong beliefs who taught his children well
Showed me how to earn respect for others and myself.
He told me how the finer things in life are always free
And, I would have one very special gift bestowed on me.
Torn between a drifter's dream and those who he loved most,
I was much too young to understand the life he chose.
"Something in my soul" he said, "Keeps calling me away.
It's burning deep within my heart, this music I must play.
So, let me set my spirits free, fly those silver wings.
Forever in my thoughts, you'll be with every song I sing.
While we're apart, keep in your heart, I love you boy of mine.
Seek out your own special gift, it's in your heart to find."
Swiftly on the years have passed, you carved your name in time.
Your every song and melody is living in my mind.
I have found within my heart, that special gift to hold.
The music you have given me is burning in my soul.
So, let me set my spirits free, fly those silver wings.
Forever in my thoughts, you'll be with every song I sing.
While we're apart, keep in your heart, I love you boy of mine
Seek out your own special gift, it's in your heart to find.
So, let me set my spirits free, fly those silver wings.
Forever in my thoughts, you'll be with every song I sing.
Old music man, you understand what's calling me away.
I thank you for my special gift, this music I must play.
© Coleman/Kennedy
