Written in Wisconsin, summer of 1996, about one and a half years after dad abruptly died of a heart attack in December 1994. The part in quotes is verbatim from the last email Jim Reed ever sent. In May of 2006, the four Reed brothers got together in South Carolina and did a recording of this song with a guitar and vocals. It was a special moment to sing that together. If interested in hearing the song, please contact me (hopefully we can post it someday).
Everybody would like to have a father like I did • who put God first in everything he did • he loved his wife, then loved his kids • would give it all for any of them • that's my dad, the best dad in the world
Daddy how I miss you • it's been so long without your smile • so long since you said "well done" • so long since you prayed for me to be like Jesus • Daddy how I miss you
He gave his life to do God's work, • spent much time preaching the word • planted seeds and then he saw much fruit • people came to him for advice, • he modeled how they should live their lives • lose your life and gain the whole world ... Daddy...
Then one December that fatal day came • without a warning you took him away • this man that God had used for so long • a solid oak, uprooted for good • his church and family weakened stood • God's grace has held them in His hand ... Daddy...
His last words were spoken to me • in a letter he said • "it really is special when we can look at all of life with a sense of confidence that our loving and caring God is truly directing things for our good because He knows our future" ... Daddy...
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