It’s time I said thanks for being my dad
No, not just ’cause you’re the only one I’ve had
‘Cause over the years my sincere appreciation
Has grown to be more than just an estimation
For of certain memories, which never seem to fade
It’s just my perception that’s changed, of sacrifices made
For since I too have tread the path of a dad
I can no longer view you from the eyes of a lad.
Yes, it’s more than genes that make a father
Otherwise we’d have just said, ‘Why bother?’
Why bother sacrifice or try to inspire?
Especially when teens their dads try to fire?
So an overdue ‘thank you’ for when I was a pain
You endured through those years without going insane
OK maybe you did flip, a time, maybe two
But I can understand, ’cause I’ve been there too
Yes, dads don’t get the credit that they really deserve
But I think in Heaven there will be a big reserve
Where there will be ‘thank-you’s and lots of understanding
For those heartbreaks and sacrifices– for performances outstanding
But a portion I’m acknowledging now, while we’re still here
‘though the half that you’ve done, I don’t know, I fear
‘Though it’s not much, it’s my way
To to my dad, to say, ‘Happy Father’s Day!’
[Yep, that's me, with my dad-- circa 1953]
