When love dies... (daughter to father)

He'd say he loves me
But I'm not so sure
He'd cause me so much pain
And then come to cure

He'd yell, and shout
And scare me so bad
Then apologize to me
Feeling so sad

Sometimes he'd get worse
And hit me in the side
Then I'd hear him late at night
Whisper curses as he cried

And when I'd sit all alone
So scared and curled
He'd say, "I love you daughter,
You are my whole world."

He always does these things
And causes pain to me
Then kisses my forehead
And says, "I'm so sorry."

Well I'm sorry too
I can't take this anymore
So I said my goodbye
And bolted out the door

He chased me so far
And gripped me so angry
"Look!" I shouted to him
"Look at what you're doing to me!"

He spied the new marks
And looked at me so sad
"We'll find you a new home,
Far away from this dad."

So then after much chaos
I found somewhere new
I then heard my dad say,
"This is best for you."

But as time went by
I never heard from my dad
I guess he didn't love me...
I thought so sad

Then I got a phone call
I had hoped it was him
But instead it was a stranger
Sounding sad and grim

"I'm sorry to tell you this..."
I heard the voice say
"But your father is gone,
He died yesterday."

So, I went to visit him
With flowers, to the cemetery
I kissed the stone he lay under
Just like he would kiss me

I stared at the gravestone
And sadly left with a sigh
But then thought to myself
Daddy, why did you die?