Written by Sturgill Simpson
D F#m D Hello, my son, welcome to earth D F#m D You may not be my last but you'll always be my first A G Bm A Wish I'd done this ten years ago but how could I know, how could I know D F#m G A D That the answer was so easy G A D G I've been told you measure a man by how much he loves G D G A When I hold you, I treasure each moment I spend on this earth, under heave above Gm D Bm Grandfather always said God's a fisherman G A D And now I know the reason why D Bm And if some times daddy has to go away D Bm Please don't think it means I don't love you D Bm Oh, how I wish I could be there everyday D Bm Cause when I'm gone it makes me so sad and blue D Bm And holding you is the greatest love I've ever known A When I get home it breaks my heart G A D Bm D Bm Seeing how much you've grown all on your own D Bm D Bm Hearing you cry makes me cry, it made me cry A Bm Hearing me cry A thousand miles away D Bm Every cry (greatest love I've ever known)