Dear Old Dad

A long time ago
When I was ten years old
Remember when I said
That I despise you, dad

And I became so cruel
Because my friends at school
Told day by day about their daddy
Some like the things they had done

And I cried at night
'Cause my illusion's gone

Dear old dad I know you're not lying
Be a river wide and strong
Dear old dad, forget and stop sighing
I come home where I belong

One night in '63
When I was just sixteen
I tried to find my love
So far away from home

I didn't want to see
What your love meant to me
And left behind the one my heart
My thoughts and my soul

Washed away the best friend
That I ever had

Dear old dad I know you're not lying
Be a river wide and strong
Dear old dad, forget and stop sighing
I come home where I belong

Oh, dear old dad, forget and stop sighing
I come home where I belong