Missed Opportunity

You always loved jazz
I never did
Until I got a little older
After you died
I think about all the times
We coulda had a drink
Listening to Stan Kenton
Instead of arguing at the kitchen sink
A missed opportunity
Like on a beautiful day
Just when you have the camera all set up
That bird flies away
You were reaching out
Keeping it in
Some days you seem like the enemy
Some days my best friend
I had this blue ukulele
I thought it'd cheer you up
It was easier to give you that
Than to give you love
A missed opportunity
Like on one of them beautiful days
Just when you have the camera all set up
That bird flies away
So what's it all add up to?
What's the total sum?
Tell me what am I supposed to do
When I'm wide awake at quarter to one?
Other than beat myself up
Until the light of day
When I give my little girl that ukulele
And teach her to play
Ain't gonna miss that opportunity
Gonna be a beautiful day
Gonna get that camera all set up
Before the birds fly away