Remember When - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Dust motes dancing in the afternoon light

Fallin' on a photograph, faded and white

It's you, Papa, smilin' wide, hand on my head

Remember when, before my heart bled?

Remember when, the roar of the crowd so loud?

At the baseball game, standin' proud and allowed

To stay up late, just one more inning, you'd plead

Remember when, before my heart bleeds?

Your police car parked outside, a beacon of blue

Knowing you were protecting all of us, it felt so true

You'd tell me stories of the streets, keeping us safe and sound

Remember when, before you left this hallowed ground?

You loved those classic cars, chrome gleam in your eye

We'd spend hours polishin', beneath the summer sky

You taught me how things worked, with patience and grace

Remember when, before I lost your loving embrace?

Remember when, the roar of the crowd so loud?

At the baseball game, standin' proud and allowed

To stay up late, just one more inning, you'd plead

Remember when, before my heart bleeds?

They say time heals all, but I don't think that's true

'Cause every memory I have, just makes me miss you

The greatest Papa a person could ever know

And now I'm here, just watching the memories grow

Remember when, the roar of the crowd so loud?

At the baseball game, standin' proud and allowed

To stay up late, just one more inning, you'd plead

Remember when, before my heart bleeds?

Now all I have are pictures, and these tear-filled eyes

Remember when, before you said your last goodbyes?

Oh, Papa, I remember, I remember it all

And the pain it brings, when you don't answer my call

Before my heart bleeds... before my heart bleeds...

I miss you, Papa, I really miss you, please...