[DOUGAL]

"Dad"

Is that a word that I can use for you?

It's been a while since we had news from you

Since your picture left the frame

Dad

It's been forever since I heard from you

I mean forever since I heard from you

I didn't even know you knew my name

Dad

You spelt it wrong, but that's alright with me

I never dreamed that you would write to me

And then this invite just appears

Dad

I can't believe I'm in New York with you

This time tomorrow, I can talk with you

How can I catch you up on all these years?

I got mostly B's and C's in my GCSEs

I got chickеnpox and measles and contagious gum diseasе

I slept with Alice Matthews who was in the year above

And for several weeks at least, I was sure I was in love

Dad

Have I held a candle high for you?

Have I waited all my life for you?

Should I feel the way I feel?

And Mum

She never had a bitter word for you

All my life, I've heard of you

Can it be that you're alive and real?

Do you still have all your hair? Are you still a millionaire?

Do you live in an apartment fifty stories in the air?

Send a chauffeur-driven Bentley, let's go meet your future wife

I don't want to sound too keen, but where have you been all my life?

Maybe I could spend the day with you

While the afternoon away with you

At the wedding, I could sit with you

"Chew the fat" and "shoot the shit" with you

Maybe we could kick a ball together

Reminisce about it all together

Catch a game and grab a beer together

Hug it out and shed a tear together

Watching Lethal Weapon 2 together

Eating chicken vindaloo together

Singing carols 'round a tree together

Watching Lethal Weapon 3 together

Grilling burgers till they're burnt together

Sharing everything we've learnt together

Think of all the time we've earnt together

After all the time we weren't together

Dad

I can't imagine what I'll say to you

I've got a million things to say to you

Can I shake your hand and say to you

"Dad"?