Age of three, old man left the family
barely spoken to or seen him since
early days my young eyes began to see

the abandonment the world could bring.

I'll never forget the words my mother said

I'm sorry he left. It's the end and that's it.
Don't fret we have all that we need
make the most of a fractured family.


Forget him, there's nothing to take
nothing left to keep.

Erase him. There's no good to come chasing his legacy.

I'm sure my son you'll grow up to be

ten times the man your father could be.
Stand strong, say what you mean.
Don't let people tell you what to think.


Truer words to me were never said
I'll take that advice all the way to my death bed.

Life lessons instilled in me.
I'd rather die than turn my back on my family.


When half of marriage ends in divorce
you'd think no one was in it for the long haul.
Thirty five percent of these kids

need to be helped along psychologically.

Children to single parent homes

ten times more to violence they are prone.
Two thirds of the prison intake
come from families where their father walked out the gate.


Age of three old man left the family
The greatest gift he ever did give.

My mother, my sister and me
held our own, stood on our own two feet.


Age of three old man left the family.
Early days young eyes began to see
the abandonment the world could bring.