It was too soon
You were too young
I love you, Daddy, you were my everything
You were there when I needed advice;
When I needed someone to cry to
And there to take me down a peg
When I got too big for my britches
You gave me my strength and my ambition
Taught me who to watch out for
And stood up for me when friends went sour
Thanks to you I am an adult now
Ready to take on the world
I am you
Reincarnate
I thank you for what you've done for me
Through the long 18 years you've suffered
And still kept a smiling face
But even after 18 years
And only one month of knowing
Of the nasty incurable disease in your body
It was too soon
You were too young
But I know now that you are better now
With God, our Father, our savior,
Asking your list of questions I know you took along
Asking why you had to put up with so much
And why it had to affect us too
I thank you so much for your kindness
Thank you for your laughter
Your intellgence, your wit, your sense of right and wrong
But even though deep down i know it's for the better
I still feel
It was too soon
You were too young...

Daddy, I love you. Take care up there,
Save a place for us by your side