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Dad Like You

from Wouldn't Change A Thing by David Morgan

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DAD LIKE YOU
Words and Music by David Morgan

Me and my son were out having some fun
We were donut shopping all over town
We were sugared up good, we was out on the neighborhood
Laughing and messing around
He was asking me questions I was doing my best
To tell him everything he wanted to know
When a guy with a cart came in out of the dark
Ordered a coffee to go

He was reeking of gin, he was ragged and thin
And he looked like he'd been hungry awhile
He was 'bout out of gas, but he paused as he passed
Gave my boy a wink and a smile
So I said, "Give him five son, to show you're alive"
And my baby slapped his hand like a man
The guy looked at me, and said "Sir, if you please,
Answer me this if you can."

CHORUS
"Why didn't I have a dad like you
Someone to care for me, someone to talk to
Who loved me enough to do the best he could do
Why didn't I have a dad like you
Why didn't I have a dad
Like you"

He said, "I grew up wild, as an unwanted child
And I never did quite understand
Cause the father I had wasn't much of a dad
Lived with a drink in his hand
And he'd get in his cups, and he'd beat us all up
And when he wasn't drunk he was gone
But the hardest for me, was just knowing that he
Wished I had never been born."

CHORUS

BRIDGE
You take him for donuts, you dress him for school
You tell him you love him, he knows that he's cool
He's learning the things that a boy needs to know
He's with you wherever you go

I said, "Thank you my friend, and God knows I'm tryin'
And I'm glad you think I've got what it takes
And I wish it were true, but between me and you
I know I'm making mistakes"
He said, "There ain't no rules, there ain't no daddy schools
I'm not talking 'bout what's wrong or what's right
Cause you're doin' your best, and you're passing the test
Every time you kiss him good-night"

CHORUS

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from Wouldn't Change A Thing, released June 17, 2013

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