ENJOY THE RIDE

A farewell salute to my daughter when she announced she would pursue grad work in the U.S.A.

Enjoy The Ride

I know you gotta go, you can’t stay

I won’t delay your debut, won’t rain on your parade

I knew this time was comin’, but man, does time ever fly

over two decades from your northwest skies

And I say, go with pride,

Make your mark , take broad strokes

enjoy the ride

Your brothers are out travellin’, they’re really on a roll

Your mystery will unravel as you move toward your goal

Goodbyes are such a hard thing, who said words could never harm?

And what about this vacuum where there should be you in my arms

Right now I’m loosin’ you to who knows where

I did the same to my old man

When this is over in a handful of years
may it fit like one more puzzle piece in a greater plan

But now father without daughter, what’s a daddy to do

But strum away and stir up all these memories of you

An empty nest is one thing, this is borders away

Though I admire the courage not to let ‘em stand in your way

JP - vocals, guitar, harmonica,

Charles Knowles - bass

Brendan Ostrander - drums

Tom Neville – mandolin