The Light I Run Home For

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Long days on the road, the miles wearing thin, The weight of the world I carried in. But something waited past that old front door, A little light I'd come running home for. From six years old, those rides to every game, Just you and me, and love that never changed. [Chorus] Oh Arrish, you put the life back in me, When I was lonely, you gave me a reason to believe. My strength, my pride, the beating of my heart, You've been my sunrise right from the very start. Almost twenty-four, my hope and my joy, My gentle, loving, kind and steady boy. [Verse 2] You grew up tall, but soft and true inside, Wise beyond your years, my constant guide. Still now you wake and softly call for "Ma," The sweetest sound I ever knew by far. The little cousins watch the man you've grown, You care for all of us, the best I've known. [Chorus] Oh Arrish, you put the life back in me, When I was lonely, you gave me a reason to believe. My strength, my pride, the beating of my heart, You've been my sunrise right from the very start. Almost twenty-four, my hope and my joy, My gentle, loving, kind and steady boy. [Bridge] The painful days we faced, we faced them two, And every storm just made me sure of you. You always rose up stronger from the fight, The best thing in my whole entire life. [Verse 3] New York's so far from California skies, I miss your presence, and those knowing eyes. Your first job started, all the roads ahead, So proud of every dream, each word you've said. No matter where you wander, near or far, Arrish, you'll always be my shining star. [Outro] Happy birthday, son, you're my everything, The reason my old heart still learns to sing.