Lou Heffernan - If The String Is Strong

If the String is Strong

Daddy would ya build me a kite?
I've got sticks and string and the paper from last night.
Daddy would ya help me to fly it high,
up with the birds and the butterflies?

But when it got lost in the clouds overhead
I reached for the line but my Daddy said . . .

Chorus:
If the string is strong it will never break away.
It relies on you to let it find its way.
If the string is strong it becomes a part of you.
So, little can go wrong if the string is strong.

Daddy would ya teach me to fish?
I've got a pole and string, and only one wish.
Daddy would ya help me to bait the hook?
Whatever we catch, Momma can cook.

But then when a fish ran with the bait
I grabbed for the line but my Dad said wait . . .

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
But that was long ago, I've got a son of my own
determined to be a man.
He's tethered his dreams to impossible schemes,
to make it if he can.
And each time the world runs with his pride
I'm tempted to reach but my Dad reminds . . .

Chorus 3:
If the string is strong, he will never break away.
He relies on you to let him find his way.
If the string is strong, he becomes a part of you.
So, little can go wrong if the string is strong.

Yes, little can go wrong if the string is strong.


(c) 2021 Lou Heffernan

Written by:
LOUIS HEFFERNAN

Publisher:
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