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Backstory:

My dad died in 1993 after being in a cardio-induced coma for 5 days.  I was lucky enough to be holding his hand when he took his last breath and the last words he heard before he went into eternity was me and my mom telling him how much we loved him.  The next year, I wrote these words on the one-year anniversary of his death.  It wan't until this year that I ever showed them to anyone.  And then only after Chas and I had written over 15 songs together.  For some reason, I just knew Chas would know what to play.  And I was right.

Lyrics:

                                                  
VERSE 1:
He sits in the bathroom
	till his legs fall asleep
Reading the morning paper
	or some old magazine
Doesn’t drink his coffee
	until it’s ‘bout cold
Kisses mom and me
	then out the door he goes
	then out the door he goes

FIRST CHORUS:
He ain’t no king of commerce
Or captain of a ship
Doesn’t use fancy words
Or dress to be hip
He’ll never make a fortune
See his name up in lights
He’s just my dad
And that makes it alright
That makes it alright

VERSE 2:
He plays pitch and shoots hoops
	even when he’s tired
Helps mom with the dishes
	puts me to bed each night
Doesn’t watch much TV
	unless a ball game’s on
Would rather snuggle up with mom
	when the mood turns them on
	when the mood turns them on

SECOND CHORUS:
He ain’t some would-be playboy
Closing bars every night
Doesn’t need the bottle
When things don’t go just right
He’s never beat my mama
Or taken things out on me
He’s just my dad
And he’s proud to be
And he’s proud to be	
	
BRIDGE:
Someday he’ll stand beside me
Here me say “I do”
And the day he becomes grandpa
He’ll think I’ve hung the moon
I hope he knows I love him
As much as he loves me
He’s such a great man
To my mom and me

REPEAT SECOND CHORUS:
He ain’t some would-be playboy
Closing bars every night
Doesn’t need the bottle
When things don’t go just right
He’s never beat my mama
Or taken things out on me
He’s just my dad
And he’s proud to be
And he’s proud to be