I can't say I have ever had the privilege to meet any of the Irwins, or to have even been to Australia, but Steve Irwin's passing still affected me deeply. My father and I would sit everday after school and watch Crocodile Hunter Diaries. I recently lost him to lung cancer. When I was little I was convinced that someday when I was old enough I would pack up all my things and move to Australia to work at the zoo, and part of me still believes it could happen. He was an amazing, kind man and his legacy will live on. This song got me through my father's passing and I was listening to it today and it struck me how it could really apply to Bindi and someday Robert too. I know they'll never get to see this post, but I hope someday they get a chance to hear the song.

Song for Dad:

Lately I've been noticing
I say the same things he used to say
And I even find myself acting the very same way
I tap my fingers on the table
To the rhythm in my soul
And I jingle the car keys
When I'm ready to go
When I look in the mirror
He's right there in my eyes
Starin' back at me and I realize

The older I get
The more I can see
How much he loved my mother and my brother and me
And he did the best that he could
And I only hope when I have my own family
That everyday I see
A little more of my father in me

There were times I thought he was bein'
Just a little bit hard on me
But now I understand he was makin' me
Become the man he knew that I could be
In everything he ever did
He always did with love
And I'm proud today to say I'm his son
When somebody says I hope I get to meet your dad
I just smile and say you already have

The older I get
The more I can see
How much he loved my mother and my brother and me
And he did the best that he could
And I only hope when I have my own family
That everyday I see
A little more of my father in me

He's in my eyes
My heart, my soul
My hands, my pride
And when I feel alone

And I think I can't go on
I hear him sayin' 'Son you'll be alright'
Everything's gonna be alright'
Yes it is

The older I get
The more I can see
That he loved my mother and my brother and me
And he did the best that he could
And I only hope when I have my own family
That everyday I see
Oh I hope I see
I hope everyday I see
A little more of my father in me

A little more of my father in me
I hope everyday I see in me
In me
In me
I hope everyday I see

A little more of my father in me

~ Kelly Emry kemry@comcast.net