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Daddy, Your Shirt Smelled Like Sun

[Verse 1]

When I was small

I’d crawl into your shadow

Buttoned shirt

Dust and soap

I could hear your heart slow

Calloused hands

Heavy breath

You were half asleep

But you’d shift

Make space

Like you had all week

[Chorus]

Daddy

Your shirt smelled like sun

Like laundry lines and long days done

You worked this world ‘til your fingers went numb

So we could eat

So we could dream

You held the weight

You held me

It was my father

Always my father

Quiet as a prayer in the dark

[Verse 2]

You’d count your cash

At the kitchen table

Mutter numbers

Shake your head

Say

“We’ll be able”

Shoes by the door

Dust on the floor

You’d kiss my hair

Then head out once more

[Chorus]

Daddy

Your shirt smelled like sun

Like laundry lines and long days done

You worked this world ‘til your fingers went numb

So we could eat

So we could dream

You held the weight

You held me

It was my father

Always my father

Quiet as a prayer in the dark

[Bridge]

Now I stand where you stood

Light in an empty room

Count my own small worries

Hear your voice cut through

“You’ll be fine

Just take your time”

I close my eyes

And I’m five

[Chorus]

Daddy

Your shirt smelled like sun

Like laundry lines and long days done

You worked this world ‘til your fingers went numb

So we could eat

So we could dream

You held the weight

You held me

It was my father

Always my father

Holding up our little world so it could start