"I have never seen him smile like this" I say softly so only Niall could hear it. 

"And every night when I'm alone

I put another podcast on

It helps me slip away,

Keeps me learning everyday

Reading books on meditation

Fights away the hesitations

Hanging over me, easing the anxiety

But I break down and I lose control

The band don't care 'cause they had a good show

I won't cry 'cause I'm lucky I know

A restless heart and a beautiful soul

It really doesn't matter if I stay or go

It's hitting me hard but I'm lucky I know

All of my friends

Don't understand

Maybe I'm crazy

Maybe I'm blind

Maybe we all get lost sometimes

Sometimes"

Again he was vocalizing while strumming the guitar. He looked out into the crowd. 

"Okay now I need you guys to sing with me okay?" He asks. He was so confident and bold the crowd only cheered and he started to sing. 

"But I break down and I lose control

The band don't care 'cause they had a good show

I won't cry 'cause I'm lucky I know

A restless heart and a beautiful soul

It really doesn't matter if I stay or go

It's hitting me hard but I'm lucky I know

All of my friends

Don't understand

Maybe I'm crazy

Maybe I'm blind

Maybe we all get lost sometimes"

He originally started to sing but the crowd's voice over powered his so he just sat back strumming the guitar while they sang the song. 

"Again!" He tells them. 

And they repeat the chorus. While this time he vocalizes. When he finishes the whole crowd was screaming like they went mad. 

Heck Niall went a bit mad. He was waving his phone like a mad man. Wait was he facetiming Liam the whole time?

Austin meets my eyes yet again only for a moment. Before he goes back to the crowd. I dont think he knew about me coming for the show. 

>>>>

The rest of the show went by smoothly he sang a few more originals. He didn't look at me the whole show. He seemed to be in his own world. To say the Audience enjoyed the show he was putting was an understatement. 

He got the crowd on their feet singing and dancing. While I stood there most of the time just trying to process everything. He was really good. And I am not saying that as a father but I am saying that as 1 artist to another. His originals were really good and if he took it to the studio I am sure we can make it really good.

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