What is a country song about a father/son relationship?!

What is a country song about a father/son relationship?

I'm looking for one I remember hearing a few years ago, but don't know the artist or the title. It's quite sad, I believe, I remember that the Dad at some point lends the son money for something, and the Dad also passes away at the end. Beyond that I'm lost. Help would be very much appreciated!

I'm with Chad on this one ... it makes me cry every time. "Cats in the Cradle" is another one of those boo-hoo'ers, but it is older than what it sounds like you describe.

Here are the Lyrics for "The Car" by Jeff Carson ... just reading them makes me bawl!

THE CAR

BOY, I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT CAR, I WHISPERED TO MY DAD
I ALWAYS HEARD A MUSTANG FLIES
WE COULD FIX IT UP AND MAKE IT NEW AGAIN
ALL IT NEEDS IS JUST A LITTLE TIME
DAD IS HARDLY EVER HOME SINCE MOMMA PASSED AWAY
HE'S ALWAYS WORKING OVERTIME
I KNOW THAT HE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THAT CAR
EVEN THOUGH HE'D LOVE TO MAKE IT MINE.

CHORUS
BUT, IT'S NOT THE CAR THAT I'M NEEDING, IT'S JUST THE CHANCE TO BE WITH HIM
I KNOW THAT ONCE THESE DAYS ROLL PAST US, THEY WILL NEVER COME AGAIN
SO LITTLE TIME AND WE SPEND WAY TOO MUCH APART
THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE A PART OF US TOGETHER IN THAT CAR


I FINALLY LET GO OF THAT DREAM AND THE TIME WE COULD HAVE SHARED
IT WAS A DISTANT MEMORY
UNTIL LAST FALL A CALL CAME SAYING DAD WAS GONE COULD I COME QUICK
HE LEFT A NOTE FOR ME
BURIED DAD RIGHT NEXT TO MOM UP ON CROWLEY'S RIDGE
AND THERE I SAID MY LAST GOODBYE
I OPENED UP THE NOTE AND FOUND A SET OF KEYS
HERE'S YOUR CAR, SON, I HOPE IT FLIES


CHORUS #2

BUT, IT'S NOT THE CAR THAT YOU'RE NEEDING
BUT IT'S MY CHANCE TO BE WITH YOU
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND I ALWAYS DID THE BEST THAT I COULD DO
SO LITTLE TIME AND WE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH APART
NOW THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF US TOGETHER IN THAT CAR
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF US TOGETHER IN THAT CAR