Brian Lawley - Hey Dad, I Love You [Original]

Born in 1932, in the era of steel and trains
Parents were poor, they worked really hard
By grandma, he was raised
Got a Ph.D. in metallurgy
Loved music and he loved to sing

Ken Lawley was my Dad and…
I miss him

Couldn’t afford a piano
So they got him an accordion
Later he would sing at Tanglewood
With the Pops in Boston
His dream was to be an opera star
Or conductor of a symphony

Ken Lawley was my Dad
And, I miss him

Hey Dad, I love you
Hey Dad, I miss you
I’m so proud to be the one
That you call your Son

Taught artillery in the army
Livin’ in El Paso
A scientist and a Physics teacher
Students hated and loved him so
A gentle man with deep, deep faith
His life was the song he lived

Ken Lawley was my Dad
And, I miss him

Married in his twenties
Two kids and a custom home
Then, one day the kids moved away
A divorce and he was alone
Found a great new wife
Built another life
And a second family

Ken Lawley was my Dad
Though I barely knew him

Hey Dad, I love you
Hey Dad, I miss you
And though you didn’t know me well
I know that you could tell
That I’m so proud to be the one
That you call your Son

Never forget when we moved
To Californ-IA
Visiting him in Boston
I cried as I drove away
Before he died in 2021
He got to hear this song
I know I’m gonna see him again
And he’ll sing along

Hey Dad, I love you
Hey Dad, I miss you
Hey Dad, I love you
Hey Dad, I miss you

Written by:
Brian Lawley

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Lyrics © Brian Lawley

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