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I knew it had to happen,

when I left all those years ago

That time would fade your memories,

make it like you didn’t know

the man there in the picture,

taken many years ago

I knew it had to happen,

while the months turned into years

That time would fade your memories

transforming all my fears

into empty, aching, hollowness

that only grows with years

I knew it had to happen,

with every birthday that passed by.

That time would fade your memories,

like every time that I got high.

Thru' the haze, my heart would yearn

While I’m in my bed at night

When you finally get to ask her

She may struggle to reply

Not wanting you to despise

this man  you once called father

How much simpler it would’ve been

 If that knot was made much tighter

I knew it had to happen,

when I left all those years ago

That time would fade your memories,

make it like you didn’t know

the man there in the picture,

taken many years ago