I dreamed I saw Carl Root last night,
Alive as you or me
Says I, "Dad, you're sixteen years dead,"
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.
"On East 80," says I to him,
Him standing by my bed,
"A bad car crash it killed ya, Dad"
Says he, "But I ain't dead,"
Says he, "But I ain't dead."
"They pronounced you dead at the scene,
We buried you," says I.
"Takes more than death to kill a man,"
Says Dad, "I didn't die,"
Says Dad, "I didn't die."
And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Says Dad, "But what could never die
Is all that I taught you,
Is all that I taught you."
"Carl Root ain't dead," he says to me,
"Carl Root ain't never died.
If courage, strength or pride you need
Carl Root is at your side,
Carl Root is at your side."
Be it loss or gain, good or bad
In every joy and pain -
Where you can feel your heart beat strong
It's there you'll find Carl Root.
It's there you'll find Carl Root.
I dreamed I saw Carl Root last night,
Alive as you or me
But my dad is sixteen years dead.
"I never died," says he.
"I never died," says he.