dad

i hate to tell ya

sometimes i wanna slap you in the face

but dad

i gotta tell ya

if you were gone, i'd miss you from this place

don't go away again

i just wanna be your friend

and if i don't say this now

i'm gonna be sorry

don't wanna make the same mistake again

dad

i wanna tell ya

sometimes i wanna walk right out the door

but dad

i need to tell ya

i'm glad that we don't argue like before

don't go away again

i just wanna be your friend

and if i don't say this now

i'm gonna be sorry

don't wanna make the same mistake again

i see

the older that i get

i'm becoming you

i see

the older that i get

i'm becoming

i'm becoming you

dad

i gotta tell ya

i just wanna take away your pain