I liked the idea of a ballad that examined the aftermath of tragedy
Lyrics
FAWM *8 - 11/02/09
At My Door
1.
Once I was a father, of a daughter and a son
Our home was built of laughter and love and life and fun
That all changed the day that Eddie, decided to get cool
By jumping from our garage roof, into our neighbors pool
2.
Sometimes you pull together; sometimes you fall apart
My wife took my daughter to search for a fresh start
After two years of numbed silence, I didn’t have the fight
She stayed in touch for a summer and then dropped out of sight
Chorus: 

Where do I begin to heal the hurt of all these years
Can I pick up the pieces or will I drown once more in tears
For more than twenty years later, there’s a letter on the floor
Telling me that tomorrow, there’ll be a knocking at my door
2.
The letter’s filled with sweetness and a photograph enclosed
Tessa’s just turned twenty-four and her boyfriend has proposed
He’s a Texas boy called Danny and she speaks of him with pride
And Danny wants the blessing from the father of the bride
Chorus:
Where do I begin to heal the hurt of all these years
Can I pick up the pieces or will I drown once more in tears
For more than twenty years later, there’s a letter on the floor
Saying that tomorrow, there’s gonna be a knocking at my door
Bridge:
Her mother told her years ago that I had ailed and died
And while I know that she did wrong, she had only partly lied
Tessa says she’s always loved me but the truth had been concealed
But Danny had suspicions and he got the truth had been revealed
Chorus: 

Where do I begin to heal the hurt of all these years
Can I pick up the pieces or will I drown once more in tears
Twenty years of longing was lying on my floor
But tomorrow love will come a knocking, a knocking at my door
Yes, tomorrow love will come a knocking, a knocking at my door
