Regret - Johnny Reid

I’ve never seen my father cry

Until the day his mama died

He just sat there beside her bed

Holding her hand and bowing his head

He told her he was sorry

He never shoulda left

And there were tears

As his heart confessed:

«I regret every word I never said to you

I regret all the time I never spent with you

I regret everything I didn’t do

And I wish I could go back and fix everything

I regret»

Few weeks later my telephone rings

It was him, I could tell his heart been breaking again

He said, «Son, there’s something you need to know

Something I should’ve told ya a long long time ago

I know I shoulda been there

I should’ve been a better man

It might be too late but I hope you understand»

I regret every word I never said to you

I regret all the time I never spent with you

I regret everything I didn’t do

And I wish I could go back and fix everything

I regret

I said, «Dad we still have

A whole lot of love left to give

And God willing a whole

Lotta life left to live

So why don’t we both just try to forgive

And start over»

No regrets