I hope I make you proud dad, even though you're no longer here, Your memory has grown stronger, in this passing year, At the end it was a battle, one you weren't to win, A fight against a demon, no choice but to give in, We said goodbye, that morning when you left, Told you that we loved you, and that you were the best, Tears I cry in secret, at night before I sleep, Wishing you were beside me, you'd be forever here to keep, This years not been easy, they said the pain would go, It seems I've just got better, not letting my feelings show, Wishing I could hold your hand, to shout your name aloud, You're no longer here dad, but I hope I make you proud.