Johnny Clegg - Father lyrics

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<b>Father</b> by <i>Johnny Clegg</i><br />Buttons from a uniform

A cartridge from the war

Letters to my mother

Hidden in a drawer

All around me empty space

Never filled by a father's face

In my mind he's strong and warm

I like the picture I have drawn

He's a shadow man

He's my father

He's the hidden link in my chain

He's a shadow man

He's my father

He's the one who lives inside my name

I'm the only link in the chain

Fragments of memories

From other people's lives

Gather and collect them

To see my father's eyes

Eyes to see the future come

Eyes to see the past

Eyes to see his only son

From whom he was cast

He's a shadow man

He's my father

He's the one who lives inside my name

He's a shadow man

He's my father

I'm the only link in the chain

What you gonna be when you grow up?

How you gonna fill that empty cup?

Be strong and hold your head up high

Teach yourself how to fly

He's a shadow man

He's my father

He's a shadow man