Gone Too Soon

deep emotional southern soul ballad raw gritty raspy baritone male vocals like jelly roll or Soul, Pop, R&B building from intimate acoustic guitar and piano to warm swelling electric guitar and gentle gospel tinged harmonies in the chorus mid tempo 70 78 bpm heartfelt grieving yet deeply grateful tone honoring fathers taken too soon the lessons they left behind and carrying their love forward

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[Intro – Soft acoustic, tender rasp]
Yeah… some goodbyes come way too soon…
But the love don’t leave.

[Verse 1]
I was just a teen when the first one left this world behind
Those Downeast Maine roots still running deep inside my mind
Never got the years we deserved, never got to say it all
But I took his name — Sinclair — so his bloodline wouldn’t fall

And the man who stepped up when I was barely three
Raised me like his own with quiet strength and loyalty
Covid came and took him fast, no warning, no long goodbye
Two fathers gone too soon… still asking God why

[Pre-Chorus]
But in the quiet moments, I feel them both right here

[Chorus]
Gone too soon, but the love stays strong
The lessons and the laughter still carry me along
One gave me the blood and the name that I chose to bear
The other gave his time, his heart, and taught me how to care
Gone too soon… I carry both of you
In the way I love my kids, in the man I’m trying to be too
You’re gone… but you’re not missing
I still feel you in the distance… gone too soon

[Verse 2]
I see you in my daughter’s smile, my sons’ determined stride
In the way I show up even when the tears I try to hide
One with that wild coastal spirit, the other with the steady hand
Together they built the ground where I now stand

I wish I had more summers by the water, more talks on the porch
More nights just listening as the ocean met the shore
But every day I’m raising mine, I feel you both the most
The love you gave me echoes in the ones I hold close

[Bridge – Raw, emotional build]
I used to be so angry at the years that got stolen away
Now I’m grateful for the love that still lights my way
Every hug I give my babies, every story that I tell
Is me keeping both your lights alive… ringing like a bell

[Final Chorus – Big emotional swell with gospel warmth]
Gone too soon, but the love stays strong
The lessons and the laughter still carry me along
One gave me the blood and the name that I chose to bear
The other gave his time, his heart, and taught me how to care
Gone too soon… I carry both of you
In the man I’m becoming and the dad I’m trying to be too
You’re gone… but you’re not missing
I still feel you in the distance… gone too soon

[Outro – Gentle guitar, warm rasp]
Yeah… gone too soon…
But never really gone.
I carry your names… I carry your love…
I’m still bringing you home.

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[Intro – Soft acoustic, tender rasp] Yeah… some goodbyes come way too soon… But the love don’t leave. [Verse 1] I was just a teen when the first one left this world behind Those Downeast Maine roots still running deep inside my mind Never got the years we deserved, never got to say it all But I took his name — Sinclair — so his bloodline wouldn’t fall And the man who stepped up when I was barely three Raised me like his own with quiet strength and loyalty Covid came and took him fast, no warning, no long goodbye Two fathers gone too soon… still asking God why [Pre-Chorus] But in the quiet moments, I feel them both right here [Chorus] Gone too soon, but the love stays strong The lessons and the laughter still carry me along One gave me the blood and the name that I chose to bear The other gave his time, his heart, and taught me how to care Gone too soon… I carry both of you In the way I love my kids, in the man I’m trying to be too You’re gone… but you’re not missing I still feel you in the distance… gone too soon [Verse 2] I see you in my daughter’s smile, my sons’ determined stride In the way I show up even when the tears I try to hide One with that wild coastal spirit, the other with the steady hand Together they built the ground where I now stand I wish I had more summers by the water, more talks on the porch More nights just listening as the ocean met the shore But every day I’m raising mine, I feel you both the most The love you gave me echoes in the ones I hold close [Bridge – Raw, emotional build] I used to be so angry at the years that got stolen away Now I’m grateful for the love that still lights my way Every hug I give my babies, every story that I tell Is me keeping both your lights alive… ringing like a bell [Final Chorus – Big emotional swell with gospel warmth] Gone too soon, but the love stays strong The lessons and the laughter still carry me along One gave me the blood and the name that I chose to bear The other gave his time, his heart, and taught me how to care Gone too soon… I carry both of you In the man I’m becoming and the dad I’m trying to be too You’re gone… but you’re not missing I still feel you in the distance… gone too soon [Outro – Gentle guitar, warm rasp] Yeah… gone too soon… But never really gone. I carry your names… I carry your love… I’m still bringing you home.

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