A Stupid Father Daughter Dance

I do not need a stupid father daughter dance,
all I need is a chance.

A chance to tell you that I love you,
a chance to wish that you would love me too.

You are my father but not my dad,
you remind me of the dad I want but have never had.

All I need is a day,
a day for you to listen to what I have to say.

I thought writing this would be quite easy,
but I have just begun and I am feeling queasy.

Where were you when I said my first word?
Where were you when I turned to the Lord?

Where were you when I jumped off the high dive?
Where were you when I needed a high five?

Where were you when grandpa and grandma died?
Where were you all the times I have cried?

Why weren't you there on my birthday?
Why weren't you there to hear what I had to say?

You were always there for my sister; why weren't you there for me?
I know a dad isn't an easy thing to be.

But you could have at least tried,
you could have wiped away my tears the many times I have cried.

Most of the times I have cried were because of you;
most of the dreams I have had are that you'd love me too.

When I look in the mirror, all I see are your blue eyes staring back at me.
I think of things that I wish you'd be.

I don't care about how well you're doing at work,
because being a dad should be your job.

I do not need a stupid father daughter dance,
all I need is a chance.

A chance to tell you that I love you,
a chance to wish that you would love me too.

Maybe someday we will bump into one another,
and we probably won't even know each other.

Maybe then we will get the chance,
the chance to talk,

maybe someday we will even have a father daughter dance.
Maybe we could just go for a walk?