Those Other Eyes (Live)

Ooh, yeah
Ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Your father might have been a boy who never saw cry
Just a child who grew up in the quiet waiting for a sign
Didn't know the feel of safe arms, didn't know the soft

Had to learn to be a man while his time was still soft
Maybe no one held him close when the shadows brought the fear
Maybe no one whispered I'm proud when he needed it to hear

Maybe, just maybe had to work from a tender age
Felt the hunger, felt the cold, a story on a lonely page
Today, with a heart that's grown a little more wise

Maybe you can see him through some different kind of eyes
Not the father who was flawed, not the man who missed the mark
But the boy that fought to care for living in the dark

It ain't about explanation, it's just about understanding
When you see him with those other eyes, no more demanding

Just no more demanding
Just no more demanding

And without knowing how, one day he wore the father's name
With the little that he gathered, he played the best the game
Though he didn't always show the love, he was there in his own way

He kept his wounds tucked deep inside, forgot himself to provide
Choosing to spend his future life right there by your side

Because when you stop the judging and you thank him for the breath
For the life you deeply received from the cradle to the test

Something in your soul begins to settle and get right
A child once grown, one day can turn into a father's light

Honor the father, heal the adult that you've come to be
Tell the child inside your heart, you are now loved

Thanks, Claudio Fontenelle

You're not alone, it's just me and you now
Every little thing is gonna be alright somehow

It's me and you now
Thank you for it all, my daddy, my dear
Everything is alright, no more fear

Everything is alright now
Thank you for it all, dear daddy
A child once grown, one day can turn into a father

Everything alright
Yeah

Thank you for the light you gave me
Thank you daddy