Story Behind The Song
This was written about dealing with the impending loss of a terminally ill parent, but the lyrics take on a duality and can be sung from the perspective either the aggrieved (son) or the soon-to-depart (father).
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Change, Love for Child |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I can be up, I can be down
Would it be nice to say that
I can wait around
Cause I am a rock
Staring through windows falling
Breaking in the dawn
What would I do
Isn't it almost like it never went away
Where would I go
It doesn't make much sense
If I can't be with you
*And forever and a day
*I'd call you up you'd call me out just
*To say the same things
*And forever and a day
*I'd save my smile I'd save my
*Everything for you
I am your eyes
Searching for something
I can't put my finger on
And now that you're gone
Would it be wrong to think
That I can come along
What should I do
Isn't it almost like it never went away
Where should I go
It doesn't make much sense
If I can't be with you
*And forever and a day
*You'd call me out I'd call you up just
*To say the same things
*And forever and a day
*I'd save my smile I'd save my
*Everything for you
*And forever and a day
*I'd pick you up then
*Let you fall just to save you again
*And forever and a day
*I'd give my life I'd give my
*Everything for you
*I'd give my everything for you
*I'd give my everything for you