Dear Dad

Hi Dad, How are you?
I am doing fine here on earth
Working hard everyday
Always have to prove my worth

From the day you passed away
I had to learn everything on my own
You couldn't be there to advise me
With you gone, I am so alone

Being the Man Of The House at nine
Is indeed a very large undertaking
Working all the hours I could
To pay the bills we're making

Paper routes and mowing lawns
Shoveling snow and such
Brought some money in
Even though it wasn't much

Getting older and liking girls
Had to ask my sisters for advice
On the subject of love and desire
They told me to always be nice

So Dad, I miss you so much
Though I didn't know you long
Grew up without your influence
How I learned about life was wrong

I wonder how my life would be
If you taught me how to be a man
Was I better off without you?
Did I learn everything I can?

Anyway, I turned out to be a good man
Had to grow up way too soon
Raised with a woman's perspective
Mom thought that I hung the moon

So I will now say goodbye to you
You are always on my mind
I realized now that you have helped me
Become a man that is generous and kind