Regret

I've never seen my father cry Until the day his mama died He just sat there beside her bed Holding her hand and bowing his head He told her he was sorry He never shoulda left And there were tears As his heart confessed: "I regret every word I never said to you I regret all the time I never spent with you I regret everything I didn't do And I wish I could go back and fix everything I regret" Few weeks later my telephone rings It was him, I could tell his heart been breaking again He said, "Son, there's something you need to know Something I should've told ya a long long time ago I know I shoulda been there I should've been a better man It might be too late but I hope you understand" I regret every word I never said to you I regret all the time I never spent with you I regret everything I didn't do And I wish I could go back and fix everything I regret I said, "Dad we still have A whole lot of love left to give And God willing a whole Lotta life left to live So why don't we both just try to forgive And start over" No regrets