Life Is Hard (The Hanging"

He always tried all he could When his son asked him to go to the game He spent everyday couching him to be a star But he thought he wasn't doing quite good To make his son's dream come true And when he tried to quit drinking Cause he wanted better for his family That's when he took a pen and a paper And got in his car and drove to a peaceful site And wrote: Honey, I love you so much You're my dreams, my love and my life And I've never felt love like this in anyone's touch And when you have to read this tell son I love him too and I hope you won't be mad Cause I'll always be there at his b'ball game And I'll always be above you when you need me But now i think it's my time to go and I know I'll always be in your dreams and prayers, Love dad" And he took the letter in a heart-shaped card Then he sent the letter and drove to a nearby store And bought him a rope and went back to his basement floor When he got on his knees and prayed to the Lord " Thank you Lord for what You've given me My wonderful life, my precious love and my dreams I'm thankful for all I have but it's too much for me And I hope I'll get a chance to watch over them And I hope they'll forgive me for what've done" Then he got on the table with the rope tied on his neck He got ready and kicked the table away from his feet And that's when he ended his wonderful life and a beautiful family Who loved him to death and who thought they'd go to heaven first. But now he chose to go first cause she was too good for him And he could never do anything to hurt her but this broke her heart When he crossed the line that they could have walked together