Jennifer Katt - acoustic guitar

Tomm Sibert - bass violin

Verse 1:

You’d pace in the driveway when our mother was out

Scanning her path home like a dutiful scout

You wrote us all rhymes on Valentine’s Day

And you sat in the stands at all of our games

Chorus:

Cause you meant what you said and you said what you meant

And you gave us yourself one hundred percent

A big heart full of love, a spirit light as a bird’s

And you’d never back down when you’d given your word

Verse 2:

You’d read us those stories, Dr. Seuss was your fave

I'll never forget Horton hatching that egg

He quietly did what he said he would do

In that way he reminds me of you

Verse 3:

Cause Horton said yes when he could have said no

And he sat on that nest through the rain and the snow

A kind, caring soul who was gentle and true

In that way he reminds me of you

Bridge:

And dad I know how hard it was for you then

When your heart was too weak and your spirit too thin

There’s a breeze comin’ round, but I don’t know where to start

How can I fly with this weight on my heart

Chorus 2:

Cause you meant what you said and you said what you meant

And you gave us your love one hundred percent

But you left way too soon without any words

Now we’re flappin’ around like Elephant Birds