Shadows in my heart

Verse 1

Dust on the leather glove sitting by the door

Soccer cleats don't scuff the hallway anymore

I still look at the sky when a paramotor passes by

Remembering your tandem and the look in your eyes

We would leave the ground behind

Fly above the rain

Now I'm looking at your pictures

Just to block the pain And I miss you so much it hurts to breathe

Living on the memories that you had to leave

From the mountain tops where we pitched the tent

To the backyard courts where the summers went

I taught you how to catch

How to cast a line

Now I'm just a father running out of time

I love you more than life

Though we're worlds apart

Keeping all your shadows locked inside my heart

Verse 2

The campfire ashes turned to cold grey stone

It's funny how a big house feels so damn alone

I remember coaching soccer from the dusty sidelines

Yelling keep your head up

Watching for the signs

You grew up so fast

Learned to run and play

Now the miles between us stretch so far away

Haven't seen your faces in what feels like years

Just the echo of your laughter in my quiet tears

Chorus

And I miss you so much it hurts to breathe

Living on the memories that you had to leave

From the mountain tops where we pitched the tent

To the backyard courts where the summers went

I taught you how to catch

How to cast a line

Now I'm just a father running out of time

I love you more than life

Though we're worlds apart

Keeping all your shadows locked inside my heart

Bridge

I tried to give you wings so that you could fly

Never thought those wings would take you from my sky

Every sport we played

Every trail we walked

Is a phantom tape rewinding while the house is locked

Guitar Solo

Chorus

God, I miss you so much it hurts to breathe

Living on the memories that you had to leave

From the mountain tops where we pitched the tent

To the backyard courts where the summers went

I taught you how to catch

How to cast a line

Now I'm just a father running out of time

I love you more than life

Though we're worlds apart

Keeping all your shadows locked inside my heart

Outro

Just memories now

The glove

The tent

The sky

I love you kids

Bye