Erik

Colorado air, that's where it all began

You moved out with your best friend, didn't have a master plan

Parked out at the drive-in, laughing in the dark

You were always so funny, yeah, you captured my whole heart

Walking around Concord, phones glowing in the night

Catching Pokémon with you, making everything feel right

Erik, you're my person, through the highs and through the lows

You're the kind of father who just loves and lets it show

Even in the darkest days, you never walk away

You just keep on fighting, showing up for us each day

No matter what we lose, or what we're going through

I will always, always choose you

Starting up a family, learning as we go

Holding onto Emmett, watching our boy grow

When his diagnosis came, we didn't fall apart

You just held us closer with a father's gentle heart

Finding peace in Folly, casting lines into the blue

Every quiet fishing trip pulls me deeper into you

Then the fire took the house, turned it all to gray

Everything we owned was gone, taken in a day

It was the darkest chapter, standing in the smoke

But you were still my best friend, my shelter when it broke

You didn't let us shatter, you held me in the night

Stripped of all we had, but we still had the light

'Cause Erik, you're my person, through the highs and through the lows

You're the kind of father who just loves and lets it show

Even in the darkest days, you never walk away

You just keep on fighting, showing up for us each day

Out of all the ashes, and everything we've been through

I will always, always choose you