I miss you dad

There was a girl who was only eight,
The colour drowned down from her face,
As she sat down beside the bed,
She realised her dad was dead,

She'd never see his cheeky smile,
Or his face light up just for a while,
She'd never see his eyes sparkle in the light,
Or how he danced on through the night,

There was an article in the paper,
And everyone knew,
They all tried to help,
But there was nothing they could do,

They tried to convince me they knew how i felt,
They told me his body would rot and would smell,

They took him away and the funeral soon came,
I got dressed in black as the food was being laid,

The hearses did come and we drove through the town,
With everyone staring and wondering who had died,

I wanted to run and i wanted to scream,
I just felt lost in a world that did grieve,

I wanted my dad back to tell me every thing would be ok,
And that would be the day that would never go away,

I never knew my dad would die,
I never thought he could,
Not my dad with deep blue eyes,
And a heart full of love,

If i could get just one last wish,
My only dream come true,
I'd wish to see my dad once more,
Just to say "i love you".