One Christmas season, a few years after my divorce, I awoke every night for a week to the sounds of my firstborn crying at my bedroom door.  Each night, he asked me, "Mom, where is my dad?  Why won't he call me?"  It was very heart-wrenching to see my son agonize over his father's absence.  I had no answers for him.  Neither did I understand the choice his father had made not to see the children.  I, instead, held my son for a long time and cried with him, trying to explain, and finally telling him to remember that I love him, all the while, wishing that that was all he needed to heal his heart.

This song, written a few weeks after, contains most of what I had said to my boy.  Realizing that my youngest would also be asking me soon, I dedicated this song to both of them.

Chords:
Lyrics--A, D
Chorus--G, bm, A

Son, I don't know what to tell you
I don't know why he won't call
I know you feel sometimes he doesn't love you
I know you wonder if he cares at all

Son, I wish I knew what to say
In Life, it's hard to know the steps to take
Living is something we learn together
It takes patience, plenty of mistakes.

For what it's worth,
I am here for you.
Whenever you need me,
Remember, I Love You.
I know it's not the same.
You need a man to guide you.
But, whatever I can give,
I'll give it all to you.

Son, he doesn't know how much you miss him
Or, just how much you really care.
But, with your heart, you stand "right" with him
Even though you don't see him there.

Yeah, I know, Life doesn't seem quite fair.

No, I'm not happy that he chooses to run,
But, it's his life, his choice to make.
Living is something we learn no matter
What the price of give and take.

For what it's worth,
I am here for you.
Whenever you need me,
Remember, I Love You.
I know it's not the same.
You need a man to guide you.
But, whatever I can give,
I'll give it all to you.
I'll give it all to you.