Feathers and memories

You always let me crush the milk jug
Put taps on my favorite pair of shoes
When you made chocolate chip cookie dough,
You let us sneak an extra spoon
I remember playing while you would work
You taught me how to aim a gun
Standing at the top of aunt Ida's barn
Jumping into your arms was so much fun
I followed in your footsteps, dad
Did you walk the right path for me?
Life's harder now that you are gone
I'm left with feathers and memories
My kids are growing up so fast
I wish they knew your smile
I wish Heaven had a phone
Just to talk a little while
Your bells hang through my home now
Your pictures on my wall
Your letters where I can see them
I still wish that I could call
Just to say I love you
Because I know you knew
But to say I love you again
Because I'm always thinking of you