WHEN I WAS A CHILD I LOOKED UP TO YOU
AS I GREW OLDER YOU DIDN'T SEEM SO TALL
YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU
WHEN I NEEDED YOU
YOU SHOWED ME WHAT A MAN SHOULD BE.
YOU WORKED HARD AT WHATEVER YOU DID,
YOUR WERE THE KING OF YOUR CASTLE.
THE YEARS HAVE CHANGED US.
AUTHOR: TERRY MORRISON
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I LOOKED UP TO SEE THE FACE OF MY HERO.
I LOOKED UP
BUT THE DISTANCE HAD CHANGED
FOR YOUR PROTECTION, LOVE AND WISDOM.
TO TELL ME WHEN I WAS WRONG
OR
TO TELL ME WHEN I WAS RIGHT.
YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE .
AND I LOOKED UP.
YOU WERE STRONG, BUT GENTLE.
YOU WERE STRICT BUT FAIR.
AND I KEPT LOOKING UP.
YOU NEVER FAILED TO PROVIDE.
AND I WATCHED, LISTENED AND LEARNED--
AND I LOOKED UP.
YOU RULED HARD BUT FAIR.
WE HAVE GROWN AND AGED.
BUT ONE THING REMAINS THE SAME.
NO MATTER HOW OLD I GET
NO MATTER WERE I ROAM.
WHENEVER I LOOK AT YOU DAD
I LOOK UP.