Lyrics

Daddy’s Song
Words and Music: Mark David Manders

Daddy was a cowboy, but he never road the range
And I spent the majority of my life ‘neath the shadow of his name
He was the center of conversation wherever he would go
But Dad and I never spoke very much whenever he was home
I guess I was a little wild back when I was a kid
But Daddy reprimanded me for everything I did
Sometimes he lost his temper when things didn’t go as planned
But we just let him run his course; see, Daddy was a big, big man
Now it’s twenty some years later
And I’m just lookin’ back
Who am I? Who am I?
I am my father’s son, through good and bad
He’s still my dad
Now time has a way of changing the attitudes of men
I called my dad just the other day and we talked like best of friends
His temper has faded with the passing of the years
He even said he loved me, something I thought I’d never hear
We talked about the old times back when we used to fight
We laughed and cried and joked a bit ‘til the late hours of the night
And I explained my younger days; I think this time he sees
All I ever wanted was him to notice me
And twenty years from now
When I’m just lookin’ back
Who am I? Who am I?
I am my father’s son, through good and bad
Still my dad
I am my father’s son
And he’s my dad