Happy Father's Day to my Dad, the most wonderful man on earth.

I'd like to thank him for building the home I grew up in
teaching me how to draw bunnies
carrying me on his shoulders
explaining to me mistakes might change the world and if not, they might change one person
loving bubblegum pop music with awful synth sounds
teaching me to love architecture from the top to the foundation and every nut and bolt in between, even if they have fallen out and are laying on the ground
telling me that he was lucky to meet the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with so young; few people get that opportunity and my time will come
for loving my mother and all her quirkiness
for being patient when I don't know how to explain something in words
for letting me learn what I wanted to learn with no restrictions
for cooking breakfast every Sunday
for my nose
my pale skin
my artistic sense
for teaching me to love everyone, even if they do not love in return
to be quiet when enough has been said
and for Paul Simon.



Father and Daughter
[Paul Simon]

If you leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You can't remember where you are
Just open your window
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I can't guarantee
There's nothing scary hiding under your bed
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head

I'm gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you'll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition
It's just like going fishing
You cast your line
And hope you'll get a bite
But you don't need to waste your time
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
Struggling to survive its harshest night

I'm gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you'll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

I'm gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you'll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

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