My father loves his whiskey, He tells me it reminds him of his home, Nights in Dublin and Irish winters, He danced with my mother under the moon, Across the rivers and between the cracks, Father do you drink to remember? She still loves you all the same, Oceans divided and still she remembers the barley, All of the bar fights, and the serenades that sprouted, Father do not be afraid, For she still holds your heart