“But my letter to you
will stay by your side
Through the years till the loneliness is gone”
That was, I’m sure, a difficult story for you to write, Chloe. Certainly it has done you some good to have written it . . . and many others may benefit from it as well.
If my opinions, musings, and drivel have given you some moments of levity and kicked up fond memories of your dad, then I suppose I have done some good in the world as well.
“A word in your ear, from father to son
Hear the word that I say
I fought with you, fought on your side
Long before you were bornJoyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son…
And the voice is so clear, time after time it keeps on
Calling you, calling you on
Don’t destroy what you see, your country to be
Just keep building on the ground that’s been wonKings will be crowned, and the word goes around
From father to son, to sonWon’t you hear us sing
(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)
Our family song
(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)Father, father, father, father, ooh yeah, father, father, father, father
(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)
Now we hand it on
But I’ve heard it all beforeTake this letter that I give you
Take it sonny, hold it high
You won’t understand a word that’s in it
But you’ll write it out again before you die (yeah yeah)A word in your ear from father to son
Funny you don’t hear a single word I say
But my letter to you will stay by your side
Through the years till the loneliness is gone
Sing if you will — but the air you breathe I live to give youFather to son, father to, father to, father to son
Joyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son…Kings will be crowned, the word goes around
From father to son, to son” — Father to Son, Queen (Brian May)