You never managed to smile at me,
Or tell me I made you glad.
You never told me I was special,
Or make me smile when I was sad.
You never held my hand,
Or checked under my bed.
You never laughed with me.
Or when I was sick, felt my head.
You never drove me to school,
or made sure I was doing my best.
You never made me feel beautiful,
Above all the rest.
You never gave me that lecture about boys,
Or give me one of those great big daddy hugs.
You never told me there was nothing to fear,
Like the monsters and bed bugs.
You never read me stories
Or tucked me in at night.
You never put me on your shoulders
And made me feel alright.
You never taught me to stand tall,
Or let me dance on your shoes.
You never told me I did great when I really tried.
Or took me to see the animals at the different zoos.
You never will walk me down the isle,
On that very special day.
You never did or will protect me,
In every kind of way.
You never were proud of me,
Even when I did something good.
But I guess you did all of these things,
Because you never loved me all along.
You never acted like my father,
Although you were supposed to be.
I thank you every day,
For choosing not to be in my life.
I envy all those girls I see with their perfect father,
The only thing I know is I'll choose well when I decide to become a wife.
And even though you may have not treated me the best and have no desire to love me,
I hope one day you wake and you you'll see.
The pain you caused me is a tragedy that'll stay with me forever.
I'm sorry me as a daughter is what you never had,

You will always be my father, but you will never be my dad.