Missing The Meaning of Life

Life passes me by
Each day I work
As I do life goes by so fast

The last thing I remember was my son being in the 7th grade
Now he's graduating from high school
Amazing how fast life can go by

I have worked these last 42 years
Missing a lot of birthdays and special events
Just a year ago my son hit the game winning homerun
That homerun lead them to the state championship

So much I have missed
Working has ruined my life
Lost my wife, my friend
Never made it to her funeral
I go to the gravesite to talk with her after work
Talk about life and if I'm doing okay

I always can hear her saying that I need to retire and live life
Be there for our son who needs me
I feel that time is now
Yet I've missed so much

A son that's 20 and heading to college
Friends I use to have now passed away
So much has happened that I have not seen

Today I will change that
I will watch my son go to college
Watch as he grows up to be a father
A father that is better than I was

As I now sit here alone in this house
I look at the past on what I have missed
Looking at a young boy that's now a man
Looking at a beautiful lady that's now gone
A life many would want that I have wasted

A tear falls from my eye
Knowing that I have missed so much
Life passes you by so fast anymore