silverback hands leathery and wise
silverback hands cracked from this life
silverback hands holding the cry
silverback hands plaiting they try

i loved me some gorilla man dad 
day he died done made me sad
up against the wall i crossed the line
tears and pain and laughter lines

my daddy's gone and my momma sigh
smoke lingers on and cave paints fly
that gorilla man dad why'd he have to leave
flying up the fire into the trees

eyes crazy round wonder where he went
a plastic box of ashes offsent
lay a hand on some granite wall
i know my daddy expects a standing tall

silverback hands
gone from this life