After being tossed out of a press conference and his home was slapped by a cruel crank caller, the father of teenage Austin Metcalf praised his son by sharing a sincere, heartfelt message on Easter Sunday, almost three weeks after his 17-year-old son was fatally stabbed at a Texas High School track competition.
It was called “Beat You There,” a tear-spewing song by country singer Will Dempsey, and was posted on Facebook by Metcalf. He wrote with that, “I love you Austin. Happy Easter.”
Bittersweet opening lyrics and chorus:
I don’t know why God always takes good things first
And man, I tried to keep getting stronger, damn, this hurts
And I hope that somehow I can talk to you in some way
Even if it’s for a while, I can hear you sayDon’t cry for me, I’m fine
I’m better than you know
And this life can be a short ride
So don’t waste your sadness
And hold on those moments
And the memories we shared
Anyway, we’re both heading to the same place
I beat you there
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High school student Karmelo Anthony will be charged to stab Metcalf during a seating conflict at a high school track competition held in Frisco, Texas on April 2.
Also, 17-year-old Anthony faces first-degree murder charges, but is under house arrest after returning home and her family posts $250,000 in bonds.
The teen and his family claim he acted in self-defense.
Earlier this week, Metcalf’s father I said New York Post He wanted to pray with the family of his son’s murderer, but was “disregarded” when he appeared at a press conference hosted and abandoned by the family of the accused.
The family advocate torn to his father after Metcalf left, a self-proclaimed minister with a criminal history himself, as if he was a kind of perpetrator, and Anthony and his family were victims.
Metcalf said he meant nothing to mean malice, but he simply wanted to “represent Austin” in response to those who portrayed the dead teen as a violent bully.
However, after the improvised appearance, both Metcalf and his ex-wife dispatched the police to their home with “swatting” pranks.
Another set of lyrics for the song undoubtedly captures Metcalf’s feelings of inexplicable attacks not only around the death of his son, but also on the family of his tragically murdered loved one.
I know they say, “Give me a little time, you’re fine.”
That may be true, but it doesn’t really help me today
And we are not supposed to ask the guy upstairs
There are many things I don’t understand, it just doesn’t seem fair.
Lowell Cauffiel is the bestseller author Under the line And nine other crime novels and non-fiction titles. look lowellcauffiel.com more.
