This is for everyone that's lost anyone close in their lives.

Dedicated to Patrick M. Reames
May 5th, 1953 - November 15th, 2006

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*Chorus*
They say that things just can not grow
beneath the winter snow
or so I have been told
They say we're burried far
just like a distant star
I simply can not hold

*Verse 1*
It's been real hard since I've seen you last
I don't have to say this but I love you dad
I know you never liked my rap
I couldn't blame you from what you heard in the past
what I wouldn't give for you to see me now
to see that smile one last time
one more hug for your burly bugs
he's all grown up with his career and such
but without you this money doesn't mean much

*Verse 2*
I could only hope to achieve what you wrote
from the 53 years you spent here
I might be following dreams but my path isn't clear
I'm shoveling snow trying to uncover my soul
and all the pieces that broke apart
in the cold that stole my heart
it's been so long since I've seen it whole
and everytime the wind blows
it keeps on telling me I can't grow
I won't take this as an option
I made it this far, but I still got a long way to go
I try not to make the same mistakes you made down your road
this slippery slope has me losing control
I spend half my energy just trying to cope
with the fact that you're gone
I try to hold on through these memories and songs
but sometimes it's just not enough to keep me strong
it's just not enough to keep me strong

*Verse 3*
The day you died I just stayed inside
sat and cried and gave god a big piece of my mind
Even if he had told me why I wouldn't of believed it
it wasn't for a while I realized everything happens for a reason
little did I know it didn't matter the season
the beauty was right there in front of my eyes
staring at the snow had me too blind to see it

*Outro*
I love you pa
things will never be the same without you
Don't worry about me and nicki though
We'll stay strong for you

just do this one thing for me
Don't rest in piece
go out and enjoy that second life