Lafaye

With a sharp and guiding light And with a helping hand You showed me how to see the world And how to understand With every word corrected Every sentence spoken true You always taught me ways to think And how to see things through At the piano, patient and tough Not much praise, but just enough You'd say, "listen closer, start again" You taught me to go deeper Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye You moved the world, then cleared my way Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye You let me go and let me stay I followed something clear to me Before it had a name You didn't have to understand You never made me stay You paid the rent when plans were thin Bought me time when I couldn't win I packed my bags with a sharper mind You said "go on, see what you can find" You mapped the roads, you bought the tickets You kept the wheels turning You bought me time, you gave me space And I just kept on growing Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye You moved the world, then cleared my way Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye You let me go and let me stay And there were times you'd be the woman scorched You chucked our Christmas tree right off the porch You shouted words I can't repeat And showed me life ain't always neat You carried all your passion like a torch But you guided me through all the years Around the world, through joy and tears I still feel close, though we're miles apart I see you pointing to your heart Saying, "Punkin', you will always live in here" I've stepped on stages far and wide From curtain rise to final cue Every light that finds my face Is light that's handed down from you When I don't like life's melody And harmony is sounding thin I trust the music in my heart 'Cause that's where you have always been I am the man I am today "You will always live in here" Because of you, Lafaye "You will always live in here" Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye Like a lullaby I sing each day Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye It echoes softly as I play Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye It weaves through all I do and say Lafaye, Lafaye, Lafaye Throw the tree out anyway Someone else might hear this song and think of other loves they've known But why this tune rings true today It's shaped by all you gave to me Lafaye