I gave the world a gift of choice But now I fear I've lost my voice I see my daughter's pleading eyes And all I've built feels like a lie She carries hope I've long denied A fragile light I tried to hide
Father of pride But broken inside I can't show her The pain I confide If she could see through the mask I wear Would she still believe I care? Would you still believe I care?
I crown myself with endless sins Believing freedom lived within But all the souls I left behind Are shadows carved upon my mind Her voice is calling me to stay But I just turn and walk on away
Oh but charlie you deserve the skies But I'm bound by the weight of life If love could save I'd give it all But I still fear I'll let you fall
Father of pride But broken inside I still protect her The world's divide If she could know If she could see The love that burns inside of me
