Name: Be My Father
Duration: P00H04M38S
Description: A song about adoption

Be My Father

from Open To Suggestion by Scott Zartman

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A song about adoption

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BE MY FATHER

Came to this truck stop up on I-91
As close to lost and found as I could get
I saw a young boy peeking through the front door
Like a statue he stood there
And it seemed nobody cared

He’s just another of this county’s throwaways
Desperately seeking somewhere warm and safe
His clothes outnumbered by the avalanche of snow
When I said this meals for free
Then he came and sat with me
And he said…

(Chorus)
Please let me be known
How I long for someone so I’m not alone
Love me like your own
Won’t you be my father, come and take me home

He told me stories, things I didn’t want to hear
The past and present nowhere left to go
A passing sniffle through the tears he covered up
Till the food was close in sight
Then he prayed with all his might
And he cried…

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
I never knew that he was homeless at first
All the time I denied that it was really the truth
I reminisced about my childhood days
But what I saw in his eyes…was a misspent youth
To think those dreams he had might never come true
I didn’t know what to do nor could I just let it be
Oh Lord, it’s time I made a difference in life (in him)
For the boy in the man is a reflection of me

And soon the moment came to go our separate ways
He thanked me for the meal that warmed his soul
Somehow I knew right then I had to make a choice
So I offered nervously
I could use some company
Would you like to come with me?
And he smiled…

Words and music by Scott Zartman
 2017 Minstrel Man Music

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from Open To Suggestion, track released December 8, 2017
Words and Music by Scott Zartman

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