You Should Know, You’re the Daddy

Oh the pain that calls from deep within,
Calling from my soul.

            How am I supposed to know what a father is?

            He tells me that he needs to know how he should be

            And all my heart can cry is “You should know, you’re the Daddy”

            I try to think of what I want and need,

            But all the answers seem hidden by another’s greed.

            I cannot see past the years of hurt that grandpa put on Daddy and me…

            And I do not know where else I might be able to see…

            Where should I look, how can I see, what a father is like,

            What a daddy should be?

            If there is a way, a place, a time, Help me God, to find,

            A way to get my daddy back before I run out of time….

            For none of us will live forever

            And some of us are almost done…

            And Daddy is getting older still….

            How can I know, oh please, someone show…

            How can I know just what daddy needs to know…         

            To be a daddy to me.

By Mindy Hawk. All rights reserved.