Michael Rosman recommended Paul Simon‘s “Father and Daughter” for Father’s Day, and I can’t think of a better song for today. It begins:
If you leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You can’t remember where you are
Just open your window
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling starI believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I can’t guarantee
There’s nothing scary hiding under your bed
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head
The song, written for The Wild Thornberrys and was nominated for an Oscar. Here’s the video and a live performance. Happy Father’s Day.