Daddy

Today

I've been counting the many blessings

In the family my dad raised

All the love we shared through the years

Has come back to me in many ways

And today

My mind flashbacked to my childhood days

I recall my first day of school

And how much it hurt my dad to see me start off in

patched up blue jeans

But dad, today thats the style

My boy won't go anywhere without his patched up jeans

Their old and faded

And they look like they've never been cleaned

And I remember Sunday school

And how I'd get mad when you'd make me go

But now

I can see why that was so important to you

Cause we prayed together

And we stayed together

Now my dad was a man that knew his own mind

And I remember when he'd call us all together

And he'd say, "family it's lovin time"

His world was built around mom and the four kids they

raised

And I can still see the smile that always came on

momma's face

Each time dad would say the table grace

The house was filled with lots of noise

But when we got to loud dad would always say "oh those

devilish boys"

There was three of us the fourth was a girl

Well you know dad had a choice

A favorite that is

But he'd say I love one just as much as I love the

other

Aww would you look at her

She looks just like her mother

I've heard alot of other people talk about my dad

And talk about the things he'd done when he was young

Cause I may be a little bit prejudiced

But he was the best in the county when it came to a

contest in games

Cause he could out run, out box, out shoot any of the

professionals that came to town

Now my dad was a good man

And his family came first

And he did his best for us

And I know sometimes

He worked til it hurt

The depression wasn't an easy time

A dollar a day was the pay back then

And I remember my dad leaving the house before day

break

And walking fourteen miles to get to work without being

late

Ahh I guess everyone remembers the good times and the

bad

Good times were happy and bad times were sad

And when I'd do something wrong he'd straighten me out

With a hand or a belt out behind the house

But now momma didn't raise her voice or fuss when we'd

get out of hand

She'd just say now thats enough

And if we didn't obey

She'd tell dad what was wrong

And without a question dad would lay it on

Why we picked cotton, chopped cotton, stacked hay,

pulled corn

Well that's the way we made our livin back then on the

farm

But things are different now

Cause it's like a new world we're livin in

Everythings a mad rush

And not enough time for friends

And when I think of my dad

It makes me proud you see

Cause he gave so much of himself

To make life easier for me

Now not everyone's as lucky as I am

To have a father who wanted the best for me out of life

And now when I hear a church bell chime

It's almost like my dad saying family its lovin time

So why don't you go to your dad right now

And tell him you love him

And I'll bet you a dollar against a dog biscuit

That it'll mean more to him then any gift that money

could buy

Cause you know you can't ever repay him

For all the things he's done for you

And the best way I know

To let him know

Is just say daddy I love you