We Never Say Goodbye

My first memory is all about me
I was scared out of my wits
Some news on TV about how soon
We'd all be blown to bits
In a life just begun I was overcome
Aware of my mortality
I needed answers and not just to be
Reassure compassionately

One dimensional dad was the image I had
Stoic and stern but a straight shooter
I ran to him dazed and afraid
Burst out tears and fears to sooth over
One Dimensional dad shifted logically
Said nobody wants everybody to die
Don't fear what may never appear
I cried I wanted a world without goodbye

He said its ok to say you're scared
It's ok to say it makes you cry
But we never say no we never say
We never say goodbye

In school I survived sometimes thrived
I graduated and lit out on my own
Parents got me luggage and a razor
I left the only home I'd ever known
I found a note buried in my tote
It said "This is it, you're gonna make us proud"
Watch you fly high we'll stand by
We will help but will never crowd

They said see you later, call when you can
Make choices you can justify
But we never say, no we never say
We never say goodbye

They were the guide for my ride
Both there til my mother died
From those lashes dad crawled from the ashes
Reinvented and then revived
Same to the core but so much more
One-Dimensional dad was fully formed
This new life he attacked in his second act
Was the final role model he performed

I'm by his right hand on this final stand
In a ER strangers sadly shake their head
Machines for sound we gather around
Only signal is a tear that he shed
I whispered don't be afraid - don't be afraid
You did your job and you provided the light
It's okay to let go just you should know
You're the reason we turned out right

I said I'll see you later
It's ok to be sad and it's ok to cry
But we will never say no we never say
We never say goodbye

Say I love you, Say I'll miss you
But I'll never say, No we never say