Song Description
Loving, folky/Scottish/rock account of relationship with my father, Alexander Sharpe Ross, well-known Scottish-American painter/illustrator. Written three weeks before his passing.
| Song Length |
4:50 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, World - Celtic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Father |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
My Father's Eye
words & music by
wm Alan Ross
© 2003 Craggie Hope Music (ASCAP)
© 1992 Poet Warrior Collection
Ever since I was a young lad
People have said, "You're a lot like you're dad;
Something in your face, something in your heart
Something forever."
But he and I know
What in common we both share alike
It was sunset as he pointed out the colors
Being painted in the evening sky
What a gift was given
Through my father's eye
Several clouds tried to cover up the beauty
But they just made it more beautiful
We were flyin'
Through my father's eye
(Bridge):
I can never go back in time
But I can see your face
And your heart forever
I've seen a world touched by his hand
And people say, "He was so very grand;
Something in his face, something in his heart
Something forever."
But he and I know
The magic began long ago
Now it's sunset, and every living color
Is blazing in the evening sky
So majestic for a man
With his father's eye
Several clouds keep trying to cover up the beauty
But they just make it more beautiful
And I feel so alive
I have my father's eye
I have my father's eye
I have my father's eye