Busted Rope-Foreverinmotion

[ti:Busted Rope] [ar:Foreverinmotion] [al:Sunrise] [by:] [offset:0] [00:08.53]My old man had some stories [00:11.67]He told them all the time [00:15.17]He was a wild bastard in a former life [00:18.40]And it carried into mine [00:21.38]It broke my heart what he said to me [00:25.14]In a call in the middle of the night [00:28.33]Said "I hope you know I'm proud of you son [00:31.64]And by the way I'm running out of time" [00:37.03] [00:41.70]It was my birthday when I got the news [00:44.57]A greyhound ticket and some orphan blues [00:47.76]Got my girl to feed the dog so I could go back home [00:52.99] [00:54.28]The place was still a mess just like the day I left [01:01.17]Only difference being him not around now to leave it alone [01:05.98] [01:07.97]There was a half cup of coffee and some hot rod magazines [01:14.39]That shitty little radio on oldies 93 [01:18.88] [01:21.31]I put on a suit and combed my hair [01:24.49]Bought a bottle of whiskey and made my way there [01:27.73]To pay my respects to that sweet old bastard of mine [01:36.46] [01:54.24]Saw some busted rope on an apple tree [01:57.43]Just a vague idea of what it used to be [02:01.02]Blowing free in the cemetery breeze [02:06.02] [02:07.57]I held my distance from the sad eyed crowd [02:11.06]And the box that just carried somebody now [02:14.25]While my old man's ghost was having a drink somewhere [02:19.35] [02:21.66]My mama blew town when I was 3 [02:24.35]And he did his best to stick around for me [02:27.66]I hope he knows I love him for that [02:31.48]Giving up that wild life for me [02:35.85] [02:38.29] [00:00.35]