My dad and i never seemed to get along
when i was young and wanted to play
all he did was cough wheeze and say go away
i always thought i had done something wrong
as i got older and the more i learned
i stayed out late
and to me it was great
as the time went on and the cigarettes burned
the relationship of daughter and father
quickly went off into space
it was gone faster then a horse race
and i started to ask myself why do i bother
i thought it was me
who was pushing him away
at times i wished it would get stuck in the red clay
and thats when i just wanted to be
left alone and crying
wishing for someone to hear
my wishes were simple and clear
but i resorted to lying
lying to say i was fine
it could of gone away
but now awake i lay
and now its written in one line
the way i feel
about y dad
doesn't go away like a fad
and i guess in ways i just have to deal
he called me names
because i made a mistake
he made it seem like the love he had was fake
and it would of been different by playing some games
now we barely talk
it sounds like he doesn't even know
that its me on the phone which is a low blow
and all i can do is continue to walk
i miss the times we never had
and for that i am very sad
~~~~ dad I'm sorry I'm not perfect, i wish i could of lived up to the women you wanted me to be. i wish i could change some things, but most of all, i wish you could see the women you little girl has become ~~~~
