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That's My Job Lyrics
Artist: Conway Twitty
Album: Greatest Hits
I woke up crying late at night
when I was very young.
I had dreamed my father
had passed away and gone.
My world revolved around him
I couldnt lay there anymore.
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
and tapped upon his door.
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
how will I go on with you gone that way?
Don't wanna cry anymore
so may I stay with you?"
And he said "That's my job,
that's what I do.
Everything I do is because of you,
To keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see."
Later we barely got along
this teenage boy and he.
Most of the fights it seems
were over different dreams,
we each held for me.
He wanted knowledge and learning.
I wanted to fly out west.
Said, "I could make it out there
if I just had the fare.
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid,
there's no guarantee in the plans
I've made and if I should fail,
who will pay my way back home?"
And he said "That's my job
that's what I do.
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see."
Every person carves his spot
and fills the hole with light.
And I pray someday I might
light as bright as he.
Woke up early one bright fall day
to spread the tragic news.
After all my travel, I settled down
within a mile or two.
I make my living with words and rhyme
and all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead
as bits of poetry.
But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid,
how will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say
I love you?"
That's my job, That's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see.
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.
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Comments/Interpretations
i love this song.
its sweet and sad.
but it remidns me of my dad and i
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this is the greatest song ever written about fathers and how much they do for their children and how hey love them
dude i cant listen to this song cuz i get a lump n my throat every time i hear it
this song is sad. it makes me think of my brother and my daddy! =[
I lost my Dad to cancer in 1997 and I still can't sing this song without cryin'. There's no love greater than a father's love! God Bless!
I wish I could think of things that everyone else thinks of. I think of everything that would NEVER be done for me. My father would never pay my back home and that line has always made me cry.
This is the song in honor of Grundy County Deputy Shane Tate. He leaves behind his wife and 5 children on June 5, 2008. Please pray for his family.
I like this song but its sad...and my grandpa passed away last year and every time my mom hears it she always cries and then she makes me cry too.
my dad loves that song
daddy keep me safe
i can't listen this song without crying because i lost my father when i was just just 4 years so i can imagine my father treat me like that if he is still alive godbless you my father
this song is so awesome yet so true.
this song is really sad... it remind me of my dad whos not here :'(
i love conway twitty! his music is so inspirational and this song is one of my favorites. it gives me goose bumps everytime i listen to it!
this song is so sad but sweet it reminds me of my dad he means the world to me and i would not know what to do without him
i love this song it reminds me of my dad he would do anything just to keep me safe if only he was here today
My brother (in the army) made my entire family listen to this song all day!! me, and him cried for hours listening to this song!! We <3 our daddy!!
This song was on the radio as I drove into the emergency room parking lot as my dad was taking his final breaths. It was as if he were telling me himself that he would always be there for me. Coincidence - I think not!
my grandpa just passed away on saturday and we used this song during his eulogy. everyone was bawling, i can't seem to stop listening to it
I cry everytime I hear this song, I miss my dad so much
Awww....i remember my dad use to listen to this song and i can even remember how he sings it....i can hear him in my mind...i know that my dad is still with me, in my heart and in my mind ......i miss him so much, i'll never forget him!!!!
i love this song...i no me and my dad have our times but thats anyone...i love my father and i dont know what i would do without him...I LOVE YOU DAD!!
I love this song, it reminds me of my dad who is still alive along with his dad who has passed on 7 years ago to cancer he also helped my dad raise me and my brothers for six months after my mom was killed.
this song touched my heart the very first time i heard it but instead of it beening da i think of it as my mom
this is the best song ever it tells the story about a fathers love and how much they want to keep there kids safe and help them in what ever they do
i love this song it reminds me of my brother and my father they love each other so so much !!!
omg this song i s amazing like it makes me think of my brother and my father .... the bad thing in my brother will never get to feel his daddy's love cause' my daddy's is in TN :( but you know what i hope .... i hope that one day my dad will hear this song and then want to come back to me and my brother !!!! and i also hope that one day my nephew will hear this song and think of my brother !!!!!! well all i gotta say now to any dad's who have no relationship with your kids is...... go and find your little boys and girls cause' they miss you even more they just like to be strong for the single mothers out there and i wanna thank my mom for never leaving us !!!!! I LOVE YOU MAMA and I LOVE YOU TOO .... DADDY ..... WHEREVER YOU ARE !!!!!!!!!!!
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Good song Uncle Theo..
I think grandpa helped us all out a lot. Most of us had dreams that he laughed at, but he always supported us in everything we did. We miss you grandpa ..
R.I.P .. R.C.F <3
I love this song with all my heart... but I believe that this sang can pretain to more then just a boy and his father.. I believe he wrote this song in meaning of a parents unconditional love for there children NO MATTER WHAT.. I have a son and I know as being a parent, no matter how old he gets, I'll be there no matter what because that's my job...
mydad is my world this song is for all dads and sons
this song remidns me of my dad
this song is the best song ever it make me thank about my dad
This song is the best song ever. It reminds me of my dad.
Everytime I listen to this song it makes me just wanna cry my heart out.....I don't ever want my dad to leave me or my family..He is the person I come to if I'm feeling really down; he is my best friend...I can tell him anything good or bad and he will find any possible way to help me; even if it may be completely horrible, he's there to support me...my dad has done a lot of great things and being a responsible caring and loving father is one of them......That's his job......So don't ever think that your dad or family has quit loving or caring about you because they haven't......they will always be there for you when you need them most.....that's their job
~To those who have lost their dad or grandfather or anyone who this song is a reminder to I hope that you never forget about them because they haven't forgot about you nor will they ever~
~God Bless Everyone~
This song is the most touching song of our generation. I challenge even the toughest of fathers to listen, and not cry, it's not possible: I love you Braeden.
This song is so sweet and sad at the same time!!!!!!!!!
I love this song. I'm a dad to 5 kids. 3 of which are from a previous marriage whom I very seldom here from. I make several attempts to maintain a relationship but it seems to be in vain. My other 2 boys are totally the opposite they can't get enough of me. For all dads in my shoes keep plugging away at the ones who disregard you
I listin to this song every stinking day, and guess what...I can NEVER go through it without crying...and when I cry...oh do I cry...I miss my dad..and grandaddy...I LOVE YOU...I WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE ON EARTH!
~Godbless~
suck it up
can tell you - your daddy wouldn't tell you to "suck it up", he'd tell you to come back home.
this song means so much to me and is like a copy of my life and lost my dad a year and few months ago and this song hits me very very hard in a good way to remember my father
THis song is so very conected to everyone, not just the singer/songwriter it reaches out to everyone. I lost my Uncle about 2 weeks ago and, i think of how much all htree of my cousins loved him so much! Josh,Micheal,Jonotan loved him so much and he was so proud of all of them!! I am only 13 but i know the conection a father has with his children, and it deosnt specificly to a boy also a girl, it could even make you think of anohter experince! This song is a top one origanal and will never be beaten. We will always love you Uncle Wayne !! ... in remembrence Thank you
the first day i heard this song, i was like "wow, how sad and sweet". i still feel that way today. such a great piece
i think of my dad he even tells me that this is the song he thinks of when he talks to me and i am glad that i have my dad and i am so so so sorry for every1 who lost there dad
I love this song it is a very sad,sweet,and special to me.i lost my grandfather a few years ago.it was very sad especially since i didn't get to see him very much.This song is very special to me every time i hear it i want to cry sometimes i do this is a very sad song.I LOVE YOU DADDY!Ihope you enjoy this song it is very sweet.If you have lost your dad i know how you feel.God Bless Everyone.
I love this song it is so sad and sweet and special GOD BLESS EVERYONE especially those who lost there fathers, grandfathers, uncles,etc.
This song is a very special,sad,depressing,and sweet song.I love this song it is one of my favorite songs.This song makes me feel very sad every time i here this song i want to cry but i don't.I lost my grandfather about 2 years ago,i love this song.you should to.GOD BLESS EVERYONE especially those who have lost a someone.*GOD BLESS*
Conway Twittys music is so special to lots of people and familys especially this song.this music from conway twitty is so sweet,heart breaking,and special.i couldn't live without my dad he means the world to me.i had a dream that my dad died,i cryed troughout the night because of a dream.dads are very special.don't take them for granted,because you wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them.GOD BLESS EVERYONE ESPECIALLY YOU DADS,SONS,AND GRANDFATHERS.We love you.
Jordan
Ever since I was a child I always dedicated this song to my dad. Now that I'm married, my husband is doing "his job" with our children. This song pays tribute to both father and husband and to my son who will someday be a "Daddy". Truly an inspiring song.
Richard Marx version is better and touching then this version
that song always brings me to tears,every father wants to make a better life for their children,and every childs father shound be a good role model,sadly that's not always the case,my father was and stillis my hero,any one can be a father,but it takes a special man to be a "DADDY"
This song means alot to me,sometimes you cant let the best things go out of your hands.
this song so sad dont just remind me of my stepdad but my grandfather died two years ago but still hVE the only man in my life my dad
this song has me in tears right now! My dad passed away when I was 13 and it still is the hardest thing i've ever gone through. I miss my dad so much! I would give anything in the world to just see him for one day.
i love this song. my dad says that this song is for me and i love him!
this song makes me think about how much my daddy loves my sister, brother, and i and makes me realize how lucky i am to have him<3!
i always liked this song but now it means so much more my dad has copd and emphazema the docs just found a tumor today. i dont know what im going to do when hes gone.im 31 now and have a 2 yr old son i can only pray he loves me as much as ilove my dad.
I cried when i first heard this song, Love you dad!
Great Song...This song and Randy Travis's "The Box" are amazing. I almost lost my dad 7 years ago to an Aortic Disection (spelling?). He is 75 now.
i know this song is written father/son, but my best friend is my dad - he's always been there and he did pay my way back home from an abusive marriage, in fact he came to get me before it way too late, and this is only one of my songs to/for him.
this song makes me feel like i miss grandpas i am very lucky to have a dad that cares for me and the right things i learned wen i was 3 one night going to bed then i heard the music on of that song and i liked it
this is one of the best songs ever it makes me think of how close me and my dad are. I can honestly say I would be lost with out him
This song means alot to me because of the fact my father died of cancer and everytime i hear it hurts me everytime! Conway Twitty is the man and eventhough i am 23 years old his music effects me now
this song is for my dad..i love him so much
You will Always be remembered SIVVY.
This song is very true about my dad & many other dads in this world
This song was played at my dads funeral. Sad song but It reminds me a lot of him.
i've always thought about my dad when i hear this song,but he hasn't always been there for me though.he left when i was two and he came back when i was five,sooo i guess i really shouldn't think about my dad when i hear this song
It reminds me of my grandmother, my dad was not part of my life. I was actually raised by my grandmother, so she was my momma, she passed away in 2002, this song makes me cry everytime i hear it!
It's rather sad, but the saddest song by far is Cat's In The Cradle. When they let time slip by.
Everytime I hear this song I cry harder than ever. It so reminds me of all the fantastic times I've had with my dad. I wish so much that I didn't live so far away from my dad so that I could see him at least once a month instead of just once a year. I don't think my dad will know how important he is to me. Thank you Conway for singing a song to tell my dad "I love you." That's my job.
We buried my father-in-law today. He and Mom would have been married 54 years next month. I wrote the eulogy for my husband to deliver, and this song ran through my mind while I was writing it. He was such an amazing man, nothing mattered more to him than his family. I couldn't even read these lyrics right now without tearing up and thinking of him. I love this song and it will always remind me of him. We love you Dad. That's our job.
this song makes me think of my dad i lost him to diabetes in 2003, daddy please keep me safe. i love you so much.
I think anyone whose ever heard this song and has lost their father, feels the pain and emptyness in their heart. The fear of being alone while dad was always the rock. Strong, unbreakable, reliable and always there. Unmoveable. Thats how i remember my dad. My memories keep him safeb with me.
Ever since my daughter was born six and a half years ago this became my all time favorite song. I always liked it before because of me and my dad. Now it's my Job to keep my princess safe with me!! I LOVE YOU MIJA!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
This has to be one of the sweetest songs ever written. Made me cry the first time I heard it & to this day still does, esp. since my dad is gone. Every time my daughter (she's 20) calls and says "I need you"...I think of this song. That is my job - take care of my her & granddaughter.
love this song makes me wanna cry when i hear it because it is mostly true about fathers in the world
my brother cries when he hears this song and he is ten years old
my dad died back in 06' and I miss him so much.
I love this song.
This song is sad but its so true for so many fathers in this world
This is one amazing song!!! Everytime I hear it, I think of my dad and I and it brings me to tears. Everyone that hears this should call and tell your dad thank you and tell him that you love him
This song is so sad it always makes me cry even though I still have my dad my best friend lost her dad last year in November and I have been by her side ever since if me and her are ever together and we hear something sad we will automatically start crying it's just so sad And I feel so bad for her and my dad almost died too a blood vessel in his head busted while he was at work and he got up and drove hiself to the hospital AnD they drove him to nashvile in an ambulance and I didn't hear about it till my aunt called me and said he was in the hospital and I just started cryin my eyes out that was the saddest day in my life and I am so sorry for everybody else who has lost their family members I love you daddy
dam diz song reminds me of da dream i had da day i lost my father wen i first heard it it broke my heart good song sad but good remindz me of me n my daddy
This song is very touching. It reminds me of the father that I should be to my baby boy on the way. I wish I can be everything to him that this song describes a father to be. I never really had my father around so this is all new stuff for me.
Heard this song for the first time at a funeral. Never listened to Conway much but this is amazing. I think there are A LOT of dads that need to hear this...
this is a think thing over song "what make you feel is what you have to do"
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I WOULD HEAR THIS SONG AND CRY. I WAS ALWAYS SO AFRAID OF LOSING THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD, MY DAD. NOW, TWO YEARS AFTER HE DIED I MISS HIM MORE THAN EVER, BUT I KNOW HOW LUCKY I AM, HE SANG AND I HAVE LOTS OF OTHER MUSIC TO LISTEN TO WITH HIS VOICE. BUT TO THIS DAY THIS SONG BREAKS MY HEART, BUT I STILL LOVE IT!!
Reminds me of my dad, we played it at his wake, he passed in 2000 from cancer, I miss you dad.
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I heard this and reminds me of my dad I lost June 2010! I miss him so much!
Deepest lyrics ever. Incredible songwriting!
I love you Dad. =)
I'm going to dance to this song with my Daddy on my wedding day :)
This song is for all parents... moms and dads. This is to my kids, Ian and Dee. "That's my job" and it always will be. I love you both.
This song remidns me of my uncle Jimmy and every time i hear this song i cry (i mess u uncle Jimmy)
thats my job hearts me so much
I just lost my dad on August 10th. I learned at his wake how proud of me he was because everyone who came up to me
Told me that. He fought very hard to stay with us but he couldn't after 41 days in ICU. I know in my heart he will be with me and keep me safe each day. I know this because as I drove home from the funeral I turned on the radio and this song came on at that moment, a song rarely played today. I had to pull over because I was crying so hard than I realized it was him singing to me. I love you dad. Will continue to make you proud. Gerald S. Razzano 8/10/2011. Always missed, never forgotten.
One of Conway's best. I have 2 sons/ 1 dau. You can't understand this song if you do not have children.
Ever time I hear it I cry cause my daddy died when I was 2 my brother told me every night he would call me just to hear my voice. R*I*P Daddy <3 Love u so much!!
Man.this song is so awesome.i love u dad!God bless :D u're d best dad in the whole world!:DDDD
I made a cd before deploying to afghan. I told my wife if anything happens give it to my father. After six months I hit an ied on a patrol. Woke up 5 months later. My father sat next to me not know if I would wake for 5 months and played that song over and over. I woke and saw him. And he said that's my job to take care of u. Always was always will be. Semper fi.
i got to really stop pelling onions when i hear this song.
my grandma loved songs by Conway Twitty and this song always reminded her of her ex husband. he was abusive to her and her 14 kids and wished that he would just listen to this song closly.in febuary it will be 1 year since she flew to be with god and her deseased family and friends.
This song reminds me of my dad wanting the best for me but I have other plans and this song puts me back and says no matter what dad will always take care of me.
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this song makes me cry everytime, and his voice is so sad, i wonder if he cryed when he sang it
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any male can create a child , but it takes a man to raise one !!!
The end of this song makes me well up just thinking about what the future will hold
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I can't listen to this song either without crying ecuase every time i listen to it i think of my great grandmagh she was my everything my world and also my step dad it is so hard to listen to a song this sad and like not cry b cuz like i said i have two members gone and both of them were my everything my mama is what i called my grandmagh i called her that i know it looks kinda like momma or something well yea that i what i say about it i just wanted to safe my comment and my opinion because all of y'all shared something that i bet u dnt want to share well yea thats my real story and I'm stikin to it it is not like i have other stories i am just saying i am zoo sorry all of y'all i know how it is i cut say i know how u feel b cuz i don't so i can't really say that so well yea ima go i hope y'all get better bye bye
What an amazing song. My grandpa just passed Saturday night and he n my father were best friends n this reminds my of them, this was their song. Makes me cry everytime.
I just lost my dad me October 17th 2012 this song by Conway Twitty fit him to a tea we was his job and I am the baby of 7 my dad work 16 and 18 hours everyday until I had my daughter when I was 19 and he stayed home with her and raised her for 25 years so I could go out and work and make my way in life we play this song at his funeral and I miss you greatly daddy I love you your baby Jennifer
I just lost my dad me October 17th 2012 this song by Conway Twitty fit him to a tea we was his job and I am the baby of 7 my dad work 16 and 18 hours everyday until I had my daughter when I was 19 and he stayed home with her and raised her for 25 years so I could go out and work and make my way in life we play this song at his funeral and I miss you greatly daddy I love you your baby Jennifer
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What an amazing song - great writing. As a father to 3, I have realized that the most important job I have is to be there for them, teach them right from wrong, and help them grow into adulthood. No doubt the greatest responsibility I can imagine. I think most Fathers feel the same. Go give your Dad a hug, this song teaches us that we won't always have that chance.
my dad died a year ago he was going to sing this at my wedding but he never did make it.he had a heart attak a blood clout a olsser lung cancer and he coated 4 or5 times but he is im a better place
It says it all.
never a better song that says it all we miss songs like this.
This is the greatest father and son song ever,i lost my dad 4yrs ago to pankritites i dont know if i spelled it right,we had our differentses, i miss him and love him,wish things could have went different than did. I love you dad.
i love my daddy this song is for me my dad said
I lost my daddy in 2012, this was always our song from the first time I heard it. It fits us to a tee. I miss him dearly and always cry when I hear this song! Love you daddy forever.... And I will always remember what you said..... Love carries all the way up to heaven!!
I love Conway. He is the quintessential entertainer and talent of my lifetime. Considering Twitty City, I think he epitomizes this song. He loved his family. That was his job. And he did it well. Not much higher calling than that.
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