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One More Day Lyrics
Spent the last years in denial of my grief
Because you hated me, anyone could see
I'll always wonder what I meant to you
And why you hated me, what I did to you
I can’t get anywhere, pretending I don’t care
Lying to everyone I see, when the only thing I needed was
One more day like yesterday,
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around for
One more day like yesterday with you
And in the end we didn’t have a thing to say
Still those games to play, then you passed away
I'll always wonder why you had to leave
Why you hated me, then laid the blame on me
Cold antiseptic stares, the smell of the sickroom air
Yeah, I let you go down there, the only child who never cared about
One more day like yesterday,
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around for
One more day like yesterday with you
I'll always wonder if I could have meant more to you
I'll always wonder if I could have done more for you
How I could just turn my back
How I could just walk away
How I could just close my eyes and watch you die
We never got along, we never got a chance
To sing our song of love
I loved my daddy boy
Did you love your boy?
Oh, you feel so warm to me now
But it’s cold in this room
Tomorrow they’ll put you in the ground
Then there’s nothing I can ever do to have
One more day like yesterday,
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around
For one more day like yesterday with you
Because you hated me, anyone could see
I'll always wonder what I meant to you
And why you hated me, what I did to you
Lying to everyone I see, when the only thing I needed was
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around for
One more day like yesterday with you
Still those games to play, then you passed away
I'll always wonder why you had to leave
Why you hated me, then laid the blame on me
Yeah, I let you go down there, the only child who never cared about
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around for
One more day like yesterday with you
I'll always wonder if I could have done more for you
How I could just turn my back
How I could just walk away
How I could just close my eyes and watch you die
To sing our song of love
Did you love your boy?
Oh, you feel so warm to me now
But it’s cold in this room
Tomorrow they’ll put you in the ground
Then there’s nothing I can ever do to have
I'd pick you up, you’d put me down
Wish you were still around
For one more day like yesterday with you
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I think This song is about loving someone and leaving on bad terms. Then finding out the one person who meant the most to you you'll never be able to see again.
Bill Stevenson says the song was written about his father, who he took in when he was dying and the complicated relationship they had. His dad apparently didn't like Bill or his career choices but by the end they made peace with each other - and then the father passed away and there was never another day to mend their relationships. As someone who lost his father February 2016, the lyrics really hit home. So if your parents are still around, try to make your peace with them because tomorrow they may be dead and you'll be able to do or say anything with them again.