My Father, Your Father

"You always know when I'm drifting, when I'm lost and I'm hurt.
Somehow you know the
pleadings of my heart, 
before I have spoken a word.

When I feel you there to
catch me and say,
I know you did the best that you could.
Just like a father, just like a father would.


You gently show me my weakness, then you teach how to change.
And though I wander on my journey, your love always remains
When the heartache comes and I'm devastated, somehow you turn it for my good
Just like a father, just like a father would.

Your heart breaks when my heart is breaking, you've been down this road before.
When you desperately want to rush in and help,
You know I have to learn these lessons for myself.

You know the burdens I carry, how they built up like a dam.
You help me see the mistakes I have made, they don't define who I am.
You softly whisper when its time to let go,
When I hold heartache longer than I should.

You believe in me, you love me perfectly,
As only the father of my spirit ever could.
Just like a father
Just like my father would."





Music and lyrics written by Tyler Castleton, beautifully performed by Mercy River, click here to buy the song for 99 cents.  I can't listen to it enough, I feel the spirit so strong each time.