The Best of Times

I used to sit with him outside

We would laugh and talk for hours

While he taught this little boy

What it means to be a man, a father

Given to me, given to me

A burden to bear, a crown to wear

A pain to remind me of what I should be

A lesson to learn, a dream to earn

Please the crowd and make him proud

I'll be all can be, show that I'm worthy

He was always there

He would always care

Never leave me scared

I miss him so much...

He would never judge

Never hold a grudge

When I made my choices

He stood by me

It was the best of times

If only someone had told me

How life can fade

How kings can fall

I'd change my ways

And all the days I wasted

I'd spend with the ones that I love

I'm all alone here

I have no one

I'll face you right here

I'll come undone

In her heart I found a home

My sanctuary, a place to call my own

I was not the only one

There was also something darker inside her

Perfect in my eyes

She would always smile

Fade away with style

Standing by her bed

Out of tears to shed

She told me to remember

All our good days

It was the best of times

If only someone had told me

How life can fade

How kings can fall

I'd change my ways

And all the days I wasted

I'd spend with the ones that I love

Wounds can be opened

And all hearts can be broken

And all words left unspoken

Must then crawl to their graves

We will grow older

And our nights will grow colder

When the moment is over

It will never come back

It was the best of times

If only someone had told me

How life can fade

How kings can fall

I'd change my ways

And all the days I wasted

I'd spend with the ones that I love

It was the best of times

If only someone had told me

How life can fade

How kings can fall

I'd change my ways

And all the days I wasted

I'd spend with the ones that I love

Wounds can be opened

And all hearts can be broken

And all words left unspoken

Must then crawl to their graves

We will grow older

And our nights will grow colder

When the moment is over

It will never come back