After being tossed out of a press conference and his home swatted by cruel crank callers, the father of slain teen Austin Metcalf nevertheless honored his son by sharing a poignant, heartfelt message on Easter Sunday — almost three weeks after his 17-year-old son was fatally stabbed during a Texas high school track meet.
It came in the form of tear-jerking song by country singer Will Dempsey called “Beat You There” that Metcalf posted on Facebook. He wrote with it, “I love you Austin. Happy Easter.”
The bittersweet opening lyrics and chorus:
I don’t know why God always takes the good ones first
And man, I’ve tried to be strong and carry on, but damn, this hurts
And I just wish that I could talk to
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