Painted Legacy

You can't go yet There's so much left unsaid I need to say You don't know it But you made me who I am today Do you remember when you had to learn to braid our hair? It was a mess but you made the best of what was there You can't go yet I wanna tell you how the girls have been And they don't know yet I need to call them, how do I begin? What would I do to try to make them understand? I wonder if you'd pretend you'd flown to Neverland The way your painted legacy Brings alive my memories Of how you spun pure gold out of the dust I can't bear to see you go Somewhere far where I can't follow Oh, but I'll hold them how you held us Close and safe and unafraid of love And that's enough I still see you Smiling back at me, your blue eyes clear And I will see you In my memory and in the mirror Your easy laughter lighting up across my face Your heart and mine are tied and that will never change The way your painted legacy Brings alive my memories Of how you spun pure gold out of the dust I can't bear to see you go Somewhere far where I can't follow Oh, but I'll hold them how you held us Close and safe and unafraid of love And that's enough As the softest sunset colours fade into a greying sky I will always want just one more day to list the reasons why You will always be mine You will always be mine And that's enough