[Intro]
I used to sit him outside
We would laugh and talk for hours
While he taught this little boy
What it means to be a man, a father

[Verse 1]
Given to me, given to me
A burden to bear, a crown to wear
A pain to remind me of what I should be
A lesson to learn, a dream to earn
Please the crowd and make him proud
I'll be all can be, show that I'm worthy
He was always there, he would always care
Never leave me scared (I miss him so much...)
He would never judge, never hold a grudge
When I made my choices
He stood by me

[Chorus]
It was the best of times
If only someone had told me
How life can fade, how king can fall
I'd change my ways
And all the days I wasted
I'd spend with the ones that I love

[Post-Chorus]
(I'm all alone here)
(I have no one)
(I'll face you right here)
(I'll come undone)

[Verse 2]
In her heart I found a home
My sanctuary, a place to call my own
I was not the only one
There was also something darker inside her
Perfect in my eyes, she would always smile
Fade away with style
Standing by her bed, out of tears to shed
She told me to remember
All our good days

[Chorus]
It was the best of times
If only someone had told me
How life can fade, how king can fall
I'd change my ways
And all the days I wasted
I'd spend with the ones that I love
[Bridge]
Wounds can be opened and all hearts can be broken
And all words left unspoken must then crawl to their graves
We will grow older and our nights will grow colder
When the moment is over It will never come back

[Chorus]
It was the best of times
If only someone had told me
How life can fade, how king can fall
I'd change my ways
And all the days I wasted
I'd spend with the ones that I love
It was the best of times
If only someone had told me
How life can fade, how king can fall
I'd change my ways
And all the days I wasted
I'd spend with the ones that I love

[Outro]
Wounds can be opened and all hearts can be broken
And all words left unspoken must then crawl to their graves
We will grow older and our nights will grow colder
When the moment is over It will never come back