When daddy was a little boy
He was a lot like me
I've heard the tales that grandma tells
And seen old pictures, too
With dirty shorts, once pastel blue
And dusty, worn out tennis shoes
He rode a bike and built a fort
Just like I'd like to do

When daddy was a little boy
He was a lot like me
I know he wasn't always good
Sometimes he disobeyed
He wouldn't eat his broccoli
And he cheated at Monopoly
And when his mom yelled, "Quiet!"
He kеpt talking anyway

And he climbed high trees
And tried to hidе the fear that he might fall
Though he could be strong
He needed love like me ... well, don't we all

When daddy was a little boy
He was a lot like me
And when it was time to take a bath
He ran outside to play
But each night when the day was done
Into his mother's arms he'd run
I think he must have felt back then
The things that I feel today