Lyrics

THAT?S WHAT DAD?S DO
You would have made a fine senator, or a professor of Philosophy
You could have topped the best seller list with your wisdom and your poetry
You could have traveled far and wide to fly to meetings overseas
But you gave up all those dreams to stay nearby and be with me
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That?s what dad?s do ? That?s what dad?s say
They never leave they always stay
And when you?re down just turn around that?s where they?ll be?

You could have a lower handicap and spent your time at the 19th hole
Instead you spent your Saturdays at the park teaching me to throw
For all the times you stood nearby in support of all my childhood dreams
I may have never thanked you then but now I realize just what it means

As I?ve looked back at the past I?ve discovered that
What I had was really quite unique
Not everyone had what I had
Though, I thought that all dad?s were like you

That?s what dad?s do ? whatever it takes
Always forgive you when you make mistakes
But in my little world I never thought of all the things you?d go through...
That?s just what dad?s do

Now I?m grown and on my own with a son who?s walking in my shoes
I try hard to reach for the example of you
Today the World it spins so fast, I try to measure up the best I can
But the greatest compliment would be to hear my own son say

That?s what dad?s do ? That?s what dad?s say
They never leave they always stay
And when you?re down just turn around that?s where they?ll be
That?s what dad?s do ? whatever it takes
Always forgive you when you make mistakes
But in my little world I never thought of all the things you?d go through...
That?s just what dad?s do

Not everyone had what I had I?d be glad to be a dad just like you?

That?s what I?ll do ? That?s what I?ll say
I?ll never leave I?ll always stay
And when you?re down just turn around that?s where I?ll be
That?s what I?ll do, whatever it takes
Always forgive you when you make mistakes
And in this big old world I?d be glad to be a dad just like you?that?s just what dad?s do