And all I remember is your back, walking _________ leaving us all in your past
towards the airplane
towards the airport
towards the air line

I traveled ______ miles to see you
1500 miles
15,000 miles
15 and 100 miles

__________ to want me, but you didn't want to
Begged you
Bugged you
But you

CHORUS: But piece by piece he collected me up off the ground but you _____________
abundant things
abandoned things
abutted things

CHORUS: And piece by piece he filled ________ that you burned in me at six years old and you know
the holes
the hoes
the wholes

He never _________, he never asks for money
walks away
walks a day
walks way

He __________, he loves me
makes care of me
takes care of me
beware of me

Piece by piece, he restored ________
my face
my faith
my fate

That a man _______ kind, and a father could stay...piece by piece
can be
could be
should be

And all of _______ fall flat
your words
your works
your worlds

I made ___________ and now you wanna come back
something of myself
nothing of myself
everything of myself

But your love it isn't free; it has to _________
be learned
be yearned
be earned

Back then I didn't have anything you needed, so I was ______
worth it
worthy
worthless

CHORUS: But piece by piece he collected me up off the ground but you abandoned things. And piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me. At six years old and you know
He never walks away. He never asks for money. He takes care of me. He loves me. Piece by piece he restored my faith. That a man can be kind, and a father could stay
Piece by piece I fell far __________
from the free
from the tree
from the tee

I ___________ her like you left me
would never leave
will never leave
could never leave

She will never have ________ her worth
to wander
to wonder
to ponder

Because unlike you, I'm gonna __________
put her first
put her fast
put her worth

He'll never walk away. He'll never break her heart. He'll take care of things. _____________
He'll love her.
He'd love her.
Heel love her.

CHORUS: Piece by piece, he restored my faith that a man can be kind, and a father should be great
Piece by piece...