The Things You Taught Me I Will Always Know

Video Music:
Pieces en Concert --
Prelude, La Tromba,
Air de Diable.
By Francois Couperin.
Performed by The Advent
Chamber Orchestra
at the Free Music Archive
under an Attribution-
ShareAlike
license.

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Father's Day
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The things you taught me I will always know.
How could I not? The roots have sunk so deep:
All lessons of the heart that I will keep
No matter who I am or where I go.
Kids learn from what their parents are, and so
You are my book of life, the thoughts I reap;
Only in your arms I quiet sleep;
Under my words your voice sings soft and slow.
From you I learned the rules of right and wrong
Against which I at times had to rebel,
Though with regret I carry with me still.
How lucky I am to have been loved so well,
Even as I pushed against your will,
Relying on a father fair and strong.