I met my Dad when I was 23. This song tells that story.
Moved around a lot growing up. Was able to track down and meet my dad for the first time when I was 23.
I wonder what it would've been like
if you had been, a part of my life
Did you ever think of me
or was I a figment of your memory
You said my mother was to blame
her moving away, kept us apart
Why didn’t you write, why didn’t you call
would it have been so hard
Father where were you
for the first step I took
Father where were you
when I spoke my first word
On the first day of school
with a ribbon in my hair
Oh father, I wish you were there
You said you had a new family
Still you could've kept, in touch with me
when there’s a will, there’s a way
I guess your will was to stay away
I started to search for you
as soon as I, became of age
when I had you on the phone
I couldn’t think, of what to say
Father where were you
when I walked down the aisle
Father where were you
when I held my son the first time
so much you have missed, where do I begin
Oh father, how have you been
Though we were strangers, when we first met
The bond I felt for you, can never be broken
With a smile upon your face
and your arms opened wide
Your loving embrace
welcomed me into your life
What I lost in those years gone by
you’ve made up to me, a thousand times
when I needed rescuing
you dropped everything, to be by my side
Every time I hear your voice
see your face, hold your hand
I recognize that I am blessed
To call you my dad
Father you’re here for me
with your laughter and charm
Father you’re here for me
to hold me in your arms
I can count on you
and you can count on me too
oh Father, I love you
oh Father, I love you