Dear Simon

Dear Simon You don't know me But you know my daughter well She's been writing letters to you She's got so much to tell And I thought that it was time To write a letter of my own You came into our family So welcome to our home You've been there for Evi Now will you be there for me If I tell you all my stories Everything I try to be The things I should remember So much I can't forget The things I've done I'm proud of But so much that I regret So will you tell my daughter All that matters in the end I'll always love her as a father But that doesn't always mean I'm her best friend Dear Simon You don't know me So I want to tell you more How sometimes I can feel certain But sometimes I'm so unsure And I want you to know The most important thing to me How I long to be her roots How I long to set her free Sometimes the best that I can do Just doesn't seem enough When the world is on my shoulders And the road ahead is rough But I'll always keep on trying So don't let her forget I may have many years behind me But I'm not finished yet So will you tell my daughter All that matters in the end I'll always love her as a father But that doesn't always mean I'm her best friend So will you tell my daughter All that matters in the end I'll always love her as a father But that doesn't always mean I'm her best friend I'm her best friend