This is for you Dad

Its funny how you sound as though you're right next door

When you're really half a world away

I just cant seem to find the words Im looking for

To say the things that I want to say

I can't remember when I felt so close to you

Its almost more than I can bear

And though I seem half a million miles from you

You are in my heart and living there

And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see

Its the same old sun up in the sky

And your voice in my ear is like heaven to me

Like the breezes here in old shanghai

There are lovers who walk hand in hand in the park

And lovers who walk all alone

There are lovers who lie unafraid in the dark

And lovers who long for home

Oh, I couldn't leave you even if I wanted to

You're in my dreams and always near

And especially when I sing the songs I wrote for you

You are in my heart and living there

And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see

Its the same old sun up in the sky

And your face in my dreams is like heaven to me

Like the breezes here in old shanghai

Shanghai breezes cool and clearing evenings sweet caress

Shanghai breezes soft and gentle remind me of your tenderness

And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see

It's the same old sun up in the sky

And your love in my life is like heaven to me

Like the breezes here in old shanghai

And the moon and the stars are the same ones you see

It's the same old sun up in the sky

And your love in my life is like heaven to me

Like the breezes here in old shanghai

Just like the breezes here in old shanghai

Words and music by john denver

(Mom said this song came out when you were still in the US Navy and it comforted her while you were on deployment. She said it would make me feel better too. It does. . .. . 'cept . . . where the hell is Shanghai?)