Ocean Skies

Album: Ludaversal (2015)
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  • Rest in peace Wayne Bridges
    You're still living through me
    Listen!

    Look, I lost my father to the bottle
    I'd hug him everyday like I might not see him tomorrow
    Got enough sorrow for a lifetime
    'Cause when he was living I'm thinking how do I get him to listen
    When he was seldom in his right mind
    My early years I was too young to understand
    But I remember the smell of beer and seeing all them empty cans
    Waking up, crying in the night, hearing arguments
    Hands off my momma, somehow knew he was the cause of it
    Got a little older and he got a little worse
    Drinking must be his remedy, he got a little cursed
    Well, tell me what's the cure for a man who miss his pops
    The beat goes on, but the drinking's gotta stop!

    If I had have known I wouldn't see you tomorrow
    I would've grabbed a hold of your heart, and put your love in a bottle, hey
    But now you got me drunk off that pain, gone off that sorrow
    Wishing every day you were here with me
    But now that you're gone, I lost my heart to the bottle, to the bottle

    Yeah, I lost my father to the bottle
    Functioning alcoholic's what they call it far as I know
    Became a teenager and started to understand
    But even through drinks he still taught me to be a man
    So before the hospital, where the paramedics rushed him
    Any and everybody who met him, instantly loved him
    Ironic how conjure would have made him even sicker
    'Cause who gon' tell him he can't drink none of his son's liquor
    And tell me without my father how am I supposed to manage?
    He had the biggest heart, but also had that liver damage
    Tell me what's the cure for a man who miss his paps
    The beat goes on, but the drinking' gotta stop!

    If I had have known I wouldn't see you tomorrow
    I would've grabbed a hold of your heart, and put your love in a bottle, hey
    But now you got me drunk off that pain, gone off that sorrow
    Wishing every day you were here with me
    But now that you're gone, I lost my heart to the bottle, to the bottle

    Not a day goes by that I don't miss you, and don't wish you were here with me
    No matter what you did, I forgive you!

    I lost my father to the bottle
    Tell your parents you love 'em
    You might not see 'em tomorrow!
    I swallow my pride, try to put my problems aside
    But I feel so hollow inside
    Gotta keep my eyes on the prize
    'Cause I'm steady wishing you were here
    To see the goals that I plan to reach
    You left the day after I put you in my Grammy speech
    It's almost like you waited just to see me win
    Well, pops I can't wait until the day we meet!

    If I had have known I wouldn't see you tomorrow
    I would've grabbed a hold of your heart, and put your love in a bottle, hey
    But now you got me drunk off that pain, gone off that sorrow
    Wishing every day you were here with me
    But now that you're gone, I lost my heart to the bottle, to the bottle

    Can't get over you you you, hey
    Love in a bottle, hey hey
    Oh, we miss you!
    (I wanna see you tomorrow)
    I wanna see you again
    (I wanna see you tomorrow)
    I wanna see you tomorrow
    I miss you, you you you you
    Oh I love you, you you you Writer/s: AARON SOLOWONIUK, ALICIA AUGELLO-COOK, BEN KOWALEWICZ, CHRISTOPHER BRIDGES, CRYSTAL NICOLE JOHNSON, IAN D'SA, JON GALLANT
    Publisher: Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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