September Song

[Verse 1] Woke up today and tried to remember The song that you played on a day in September When I was just 8 years old Playing in our living room I begged you to teach me my favorite song On that beat up guitar that wouldn't stay strung I practiced my G, C, and D chords all afternoon You'd tell me the stories of those nights down in Memphis Playing on Beale Street in spotlights for tourists And said that we should go meet the ghosts that played the blues Yeah, well that was my dad back in his glory days Before the sparkle in his eyes had started to fade I lost a hero that shouldn't have been taken away [Chorus] I miss you And I'll try to Pick up the pieces of my heart Now that youre gone I see you And I feel you In familiar faces and all of the places weve been And the places we'll never get to go [Verse 2] I was 18 time to start school I had to go out on my own Wide eyed and clueless I'd never been away from this house and my family So I packed up my bags to move to Orlando And saw the first tears from my dad through the window As I reversed the car I saw how much he really loved me Yeah well I lost a hero that shouldn't have been taken away [Chorus]