[Verse 1]

How different would I be now

If during recent years you were still around

I gave up on making you proud

So I'd never get dwell on the “if’s” in my list of questions

You've got to start your life over

It didn’t include your flesh and blood

Afraid to find out what it looks like

Cause my prediction could just be right

[Hook]

Every child needs his father

You can’t do it on your own

Take in every moment

You’ll never know when you’ll be alone

Every child needs his father

A boys gotta be a man

And I’m still not there yet

I hope I see him while I still can

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you

[Verse 2]

We developed old photos

From ten plus years ago

Of barbecues and ball games, how it changed

Who’s to blame?

I understand what you had to do, but I haven't seen the sight of you

I just wanted one time, one day, one weekend

And just when you think that I’m in the state of recovery

I have those photographs to remind me how things used to be

I’m glad you held on as long as you did

But I haven’t grown up

And I’m still a child

[Hook]

Every child needs his father

You can’t do it on your own

Take in every moment

You’ll never know when you’ll be alone

Every child needs his father

A boys gotta be a man

And I’m still not there yet

I hope I see him while I still can, yeah

This is the end

Awaiting catastrophe

Noticeable stain

On even the first world

This is a trip, borderline fantasy

One giant scar on our boys and girls

[Hook]

Every child needs his father

You can’t do it on your own

Take in every moment

You’ll never know when you’ll be alone

Every child needs his father

(Let's catch up on old times)

A boys gotta be a man

(Before we run out of time)

And I’m still not there yet

('cause you know time does go on)

I hope I see him while I still can

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you

[Outro]

Father, father, father, father