Do da da da La da la Play it, play it [Montell] I know, I'm not the man you thought I'd be We started out so young Your mother, and me I know that I hurt you I was a child trying to be a man I walked out on my only son I left you in your mother's hands And now I'm standing right here With tears, with tears streaming from my eyes See your mother raised a fine young man And I know I missed so much of your life Look at me Take a real good look at me Don't turn away Don't you turn away like I did my son I'm making no more promises I'm trying to find the word to say Daddy's home (been gone too long) Daddy's home (yeah) Daddy's home (said your daddy's back home) Daddy's home (and for every birthday that I missed my son) Daddy's home (I'm gonna make it all up to you) Daddy's home (everytime I made your mother cry) Daddy's home (oh oh) Daddy's home (she laid awake at night, holding her pillow tight) There was nothing I could say, nothing you could do Do you remember the day I walked out on you? I missed your first words, I couldn't hear you talk I missed your first steps, when you tried to walk, baby Now I know and you know you can take care of yourself (Daddy's home) You had to run, you had to run to somebody else Didn't be a good father, I wasn't there But talk to me son, tell me how you feel Daddy why would you leave your only son You left me here alone [Shappell Crawford] Give me somethin', I could hold on That's it's gonna take a little time for you and me to get again Now you've decided to come back home I think we can do it, do you think we can do it? And I realize If you wanna be my dad again We've got to start all over, be friends If you wanna be my dad again We've got to start all over, be friends If you wanna be my dad again We've got to start all over, be friends We've got to start all over, be friends If you wanna be my dad again [Montell] Heeee, look at me Just look at me