He smoked in the yard
When I was asleep
He threw back a beer
Passed out on the seat
“Never would I smoke or drink”
This is what he’d have me think
Weaker, meeker he seemed in my eyes
I hardly had strength to sympathize
What happened to this man
Who was always so strong
Who had been unaffected
By trouble so long
Between his new car
The highlighted hair
His mid-life crisis
And his far-off stares
He has never noticed
That I have aged and grown
He still firmly believes
I buy the tales he told
Then came the night
When we received the call
Death had come knocking
His mother took the fall
He stood over the body
With tears in his eyes
Rolling down his cheeks
For the very first time
It was at this moment
I suddenly realized
That I forgave him
For his half-truths and lies
Life is too short to take
Into account every mistake
Take that leap, drink that beer
Enjoy yourself as long as you’re here