When I am sick, he worries
When I am happy there’s a twinkle in his eyes
When I am sad, he kisses my forehead
When I started school, he sat in his truck and watched the door
When I messed up your tools you were mad
When I got straight A’s, you beamed
When I started looking at girls you frowned
When I started learning to drive you were sure I would get hurt
High school sports
Holding the line on my grades
The day you came home, and I was using your old tools on that tree
The day I decided to be a lineman
Being the crew leader, you were hard on me
The day I became a lineman you were filled with joy and dread
The day you retired I cried you held me harder than ever
The day they gave me your crew. Every day of my life you have always been a lineman second and my dad first
Thomas H Palmer - Lineman