Title: While There's Still Time [Verse 1 – Dad] Dear Dad, I didn't see you much when I was growing up But we shared a couple moments that I still hold up You were quiet, kinda stoic, never showed what you felt Most the time I couldn't tell what was going on in yourself Truth is I've become a lot like you now Hold it in, keep it quiet, never say it out loud Years would pass in between us even talking or meeting Then we'd reconnect again, share a laugh, share a drink Listening to music while the smoke filled the night Whiskey in our cups by that old grill light Grilling on that little Weber, yeah the vibe felt right Just laughing at nothing till the stars filled the sky But these last couple years we barely talked at all Maybe four times on the phone, maybe one hour total Then I heard you might be sick, so I finally reached out Cause the timeline's getting shorter and it scares me no doubt So I'm saying this now while I still have the time Dad I just want you to know that I love you, that's why [Chorus] Time keeps moving, it don't slow down Years fly by and we look around So many words we never said Echo loud inside my head If there's love you gotta say it Don't just hide it, don't delay it Cause one day time will take its turn And you can't rewind the world [Verse 2 – Mom] Mom, you raised me in a house that was hard to survive With an angry man around and a storm in your eyes You were crazy both ways, sometimes wild, sometimes sweet One minute making us laugh, next minute fighting your grief Yeah the whiskey and the pills sometimes darkened the days And you took things that were mine just to dull some of the pain But beneath all the chaos and battles you fought Was a woman with a heart that was kinder than most Life was rough on you long before I was born I was young but somehow felt like I carried the storm Sometimes felt like the roles had reversed in our home Like I raised you while I tried just to grow on my own We had one real good talk not long before you were gone Still replay that conversation when the nights feel long I wish I called you more in the year before then But I never stopped loving you, Mom… not even once since [Chorus] Time keeps moving, it don't slow down Years fly by and we look around So many words we never said Echo loud inside my head If there's love you gotta say it Don't just hide it, don't delay it Cause one day time will take its turn And you can't rewind the world [Verse 3 – My Kids] Then I look at my kids and I see my own past All the distance between us, the silence that lasts I wasn't always there like I should've been Left when their mom was pregnant carrying T within P was just two and a half when I walked away Thought I had my own battles I was trying to face Then another life started, different home, new scene With their brother D and their sister E Now they're grown and the distance feels just like before Like the same quiet spaces that my father left me in And I hate that I see it repeating again Cause time keeps moving and it won't slow down So I'm trying to pull us together while I still can Four different hearts but the same blood in our hands I don't want the years passing full of regret There's still time to fix us… we ain't done yet [Final Chorus] Time keeps moving, it don't slow down Years fly by and we look around So many words we never said Echo loud inside my head If there's love you gotta say it Don't just hide it, don't delay it Cause one day time will take its turn And you can't rewind the world [Outro] If you're hearing this… I love you. And I'm still here trying.
