[male
vocals] (
Slow,
melancholic
acoustic
guitar
picking
with
a
weeping
pedal
steel
slide)
The
chair
sat
empty,
the
house
grew
cold
When
the
story
of
my
father
had
finally
been
told
We
were
just
children,
lost
in
the
gray
Wondering
how
we’
d
ever
face
another
day
Then
you
walked
in,
leaving
your
own
life
behind
With
a
steady
hand
and
a
soul
so
kind
Dad
Antony
Kiai,
you
stepped
into
the
breach
Keeping
us
safe
within
your
gentle
reach
You
took
the
weight
that
wasn’
t
yours
to
bear
With
a
quiet
strength
and
a
constant
prayer
You
held
up
the
walls
when
they
started
to
fall
And
you
answered
the
plea
of
our
silent
call
We
may
not
have
seen
every
burden
you
carried
But
Mom
knew
the
weight
of
the
life
that
you
married
To
our
family,
to
the
lessons
you
taught
For
every
single
battle
that
you
quietly
fought
I
remember
the
nights,
the
glow
of
the
room
When
your
tenor
voice
chased
away
the
gloom
You’
d
pull
out
that
guitar,
sit
by
the
light
And
play
those
old
hymns
in
the
middle
of
the
night
We’
d
hum
along,
feeling
the
peace
in
the
air
Not
knowing
the
sacrifice
you
had
to
spare
You
put
your
own
dreams
on
a
dusty
shelf
Just
to
give
us
a
part
of
your
own
self
You
took
the
weight
that
wasn’
t
yours
to
bear
With
a
quiet
strength
and
a
constant
prayer
You
held
up
the
walls
when
they
started
to
fall
And
you
answered
the
plea
of
our
silent
call
We
may
not
have
seen
every
burden
you
carried
But
Mom
knew
the
weight
of
the
life
that
you
married
To
our
family,
to
the
lessons
you
taught
For
every
single
battle
that
you
quietly
fought
From
the
Abraham
Mwangi
family,
these
words
come
true
There’
s
no
way
to
repay
what
we
owe
to
you
May
the
Good
Lord
watch
over
your
kin
and
your
home
And
keep
you
from
feeling
like
you’
re
on
your
own
May
He
add
to
your
years,
let
the
harvest
be
sweet
And
put
the
hard-earned
fruit
right
at
your
feet
Time
moves
on,
but
the
roots
remain
deep
In
the
promises
kept
and
the
secrets
you
keep
We’
re
grown
now,
but
we
look
back
and
see
The
man
who
stood
tall
for
my
sisters,
brothers
and
me
Thank
you
for
guiding
us,
thank
you
for
staying
Thank
you
for
living
the
love
you
were
praying
You
took
the
weight
that
wasn’
t
yours
to
bear
With
a
quiet
strength
and
a
constant
prayer
You
held
up
the
walls
when
they
started
to
fall
And
you
answered
the
plea
of
our
silent
call
We
may
not
have
seen
every
burden
you
carried
But
Mom
knew
the
weight
of
the
life
that
you
married
To
our
family,
to
the
lessons
you
taught
For
every
single
battle
that
you
quietly
fought
May
you
eat
of
the
fruit,
may
your
fields
grow
wide
With
the
Lord’
s
own
blessing
standing
by
your
side
We
love
you,
Antony,
our
steady
hand
Rest
now,
knowing
you
did
all
you
planned (
Fading
pedal
steel) (
Final
acoustic
chord
rings
out)