Simply Being Dad

Intro: verse 1 Today you phoned to say 'Hello' You couldn't come, you had to go See a friend, stay to tea You thought you ought to just give me a call verse 2 Yes, you should have rung on Friday night But just forgot, was that alright? You knew that I would understand I hadn't got an evening planned at all And there you go again Making me count from one to ten The hardest job I've had Is simply being dad verse 3 It's not a role you learn to play You improvise from day to day The crowd who watch have all been there And shuddered in that spotlight glare alone verse 4 You didn't choose, you had no say I picked you up along the way And love can be a heavy load To carry on that long, long road to home And there you go again Making me count from one to ten The hardest job I've had Is simply being dad VERSE 5 You need space to dance and turn I must show that fires burn You make mistakes, learn from pain Same mistakes you'll make again next year VERSE 6 And sometimes, do I care too much? Do we collide instead of touch? Do I provide a helping hand? Or do I hold you back or stand too near 'Cause there you go again Making me count from one to ten The hardest job I've had Is simply being dad VERSE 7 So, knuckle down and do your best You're in the race with all the rest The hard ones make it all the way The dreamers just wake up one day behind VERSE 8 When the sun has cold, the evening's come You've marched on to a different drum I know I've said it all before But much of life is like a war you'll find And there I go again Making you count from one to ten The hardest job you've had Is simply having dad Yes, the hardest job you've had Is simply having dad ENJOY...