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THE ONE THAT SHE CALLS DAD


I watch her on the back yard swing, ponytails and eyes of green
I know she doesn?t look like me, now were family
Sure hope her heart?s got room for me

I wasn?t present at her birth and I missed out on all the firsts
The steps, the smiles those precious words the laughter and the tears
Now I?ll be the one to share the years

Is it more than blood we need to identify a dad
There?s got to be love involved somewhere
Do our common genes decide the kind of bond we have
I may not be her father, but I?m the one
The one that she calls dad

I?ll be the one to meet her dates; the scary dad her boyfriend hates
And when she?s out I?ll lay awake pretending I?m asleep
All in a dad?s days work for me

One day soon as time goes by I?ll walk her down that center aisle
Choke back a tear and try to smile before I set her free
Sure hope she saves a dance for me

The doctor with Band-Aids for teddy bears
And her tea party guest on a tiny chair
The giant who carries the sleeping princess off to bed
That?s part of the resume that someone has to have
To be the one that she calls dad

Fatherhood can be achieved; the world is full of those who leave
But being a dad is a different thing and one I think we need
A bond that love and time will breed

I watch her on the backyard swing; ponytails and eyes so full of dreams