‘WHY DADDY’ This song started as a reflection on 25yrs of deployments, distance, & coming home. But somewhere along the way, it became something else. People often thank the service member for their sacrifice. What we don’t talk about enough are the families who carry the weight back home. This song is for my daughter, Indigo aka ‘Indi’. As a little girl, she was always asking “Why?” about everything. The funny thing is, she eventually became the answer to a lot of my own questions. Through deployments, long separations, uncertainty, & all the miles between us, she became the light that kept pulling me home. The song flips the usual story on its head. The pilot isn’t the hero here. The little girl waiting at home is. It’s a thank u to the child who never realized how much strength she gave her father. It’s about realizing that sometimes the people we think we’re protecting are actually the ones carrying us through. At its core, it’s a father looking at his 21 year-old daughter & saying: U never knew it, but u were my North Star the whole time. This is for my daughter Indigomore

Streetlight glow through the window again Clock keeps ticking like it knows where you've Been Cold coffee sitting where your hands used to Stay Every quiet second got you to go replay I said I'm stronger than the words you threw down But the silence in this room is way too loud You say love shouldn't feel like a fight But I'm still holding on tonight If your heart still beats for me Don't leave me in between, love me 24-seven Don't fade when the night gets cold Say you're mine forever Not just when the story's told Don't give me pieces or heaven Then disappear like smoke If you're gonna stay in my life Stay 24-seven Not when it's easy, love Not when it's easy, love Rain on the glass like a slow drumline Every drop falling right on time Your old jacket hanging by the door Like you're walking back in once more I hear you laughing all the way But the truth is you're not there Still I keep the light on low Like somehow you'll come home If your heart still beats for me Don't leave me in between, love me 24-seven Don't fade when the night gets cold Say you're mine forever Not just when the story's told Don't give me pieces or heaven Then disappear like smoke If you're gonna stay in my life Stay 24-seven Not when it's easy, love I don't need a halftime lover Or a midnight memory If you're standing in my shadow Stand here next to me No more, almost no maybe No more leaving me undone If you're gonna say you love me Say it like I'm the only one Love me 24-seven Every hour of the day Through the dark and the thunder Don't just drift away Don't give me pieces or heaven Then leave me with the fall If you're gonna stay in my life Stay 24-seven Give me your, give me yourmore