Once invincible, your head help up so high Who knew this disease would change it all in the blink of an eye Try to survive father of mine Who knew this world would have given you such a cruel twist of fate Your hands won't stop, your hands won't stop shaking God wasn't so fair to you or me Gave you a beating heart, then gave you atrophy A body built to degenerate and you keep breathing all the same Father, it kills me to see you so helpless When all you ever wanted was a way out and you were only given nothing but a wife who packs and leaves and a crippling disease that eats away at your body but not your soul That heart's still got a beat so don't you dare give up on me now Try to survive father of mine You know it breaks my heart to watch those tremors take over Infection spreads so quick with no cure in sight A cancer uncontained but you still fight It can't rip away everything about the man I knew The one who picked me up after all I've been through I understand why you're terrified to close your eyes each night It's the fear of never waking up, you have so much more to see So I'll do all I can to keep that fucking heart beating Father, I know your hands won't stop shaking But those lungs still breathe so don't give up on me