Papa Roach - Never Have to Say Goodbye - Commentary lyrics

Another standout track to me is
"Never have to say goodbye"
We are in Las Vegas one of my friends
He was like a father figure to me
He helped me get clean and
Sober a few years ago I’ve been – you know
It’s no secret – I’ve been in and out of
Sobriety for some years and
This guy was really… He reached
Out for me, man, when I
Was down and out and helped me
A lot and, you know
Helped me get my life back
Together and, you know
Back in my old wicked ways I went out
And when I was out there living the old life
He was in Vegas on vacation with a
Bunch of his buddies and he had
A heart attack and died and that hit me
Man that really hit me heavy it was like
Losing another father, for me, you know i
Already lost one in my life, you know
Not to death but just to… we have no
Relationship really, you know
And then this second
Guy, you know, he actually, Dan
He passed away and that was just
That was rough for me to
Walk through but, you know
A few years later I’m in
Vegas and I’m looking for
Something to write about and like
I said earlier, man
It’s just… It’s been laid out in front
Of me every time I need to
Write another song it’s like it’s clear and
I needed to make my peace
With Dan and say what I never had said to
Him, you know, ‘cause he got calling me up
Checking up on me but I
Would never return his call because I
Never wanted him… I never wanted
Him to know how bad I
Was doing and, you know, but now
I’m coming up, you know, on my third year
Of sobriety and being able, you know
I know that he’s looking down
On me from heaven like smiling on me
But I really felt that it was necessary that
I was able to say my
Peace in music, you know
I really find… You know
I have finality in some of
My issues when I put
It in a song and put it out there
And so I, you know, I just
Wanna do him proud, you know
When I wake up and I face the day, you know
I can do it with a sober
Mind and a clear head
And be part of the flow
Of life instead of part
Of the destruction of life because
I’ve spent a lot of
Years in that so it’s good
To have some clarity