Paying for The Past
A poem in honor of my father.
Paying for the Past
By Carl Blessing/Murphy Slaugh
Yes we know that way back then
A terrible mistake was made.
By it's been corrected since then,
So why is the price still needing to be paid?
He suffered enough, but he's still in pain,
Why can't he be left alone?
The scar of his errors have left their stain,
There's no more need for him to atone.
Chorus:
He's sacrificing his future,
His life is going fast.
To settle his bill,
He's paying for the past.
He really doesn't have
Very long to live.
He's done all he could do,
And given all he can to give.
He's paying for the past.
Can't you see the tears
In his family's eyes?
Can't you understand their fears,
And feel their heart's cries?
He's all spent out, he's wearing thin,
He finally done.
All his battles have been fought,
All his wars have been won.
He's sacrificing his future,
His life is going fast.
To settle his bill,
He's paying for the past.
He really doesn't have
Very long to live
He's done all he could do,
And given all he can to give.
He's paying for the past.
Bridge:
We can no longer protect him, We just can't pay his bill.
We're sick and tired of what you've done, we've all had our fill.
He's sacrificing his future,
His life is going fast.
To settle his bill,
He's paying for the past.
He really doesn't have
Very long to live
He's done all he could do,
And given all he can to give.
He's paying for the past.
He's sacrificing his future,
His life is going fast.
To settle his bill,
He's paying for the past.
He really doesn't have
Very long to live
He's done all he could do,
And given all he can to give.
He's paying for the past.
He's paying for the past