Dianne Davidson - Song for My Father lyrics

I can't say we always got along
'Cause that would be lyin' and, to him
That was wrong
Let's just say for the purpose of the song
We were two of a kind

He was a man among men as they say
Most times he was ornery
And he had to have his way
And I was just like him
And he loved me anyway
What more could you ask of a father

Of a father, a father
The one who taught me and
Then forced me to choose
Of a father, a father
Lord, he loved it when I played the blues

He was no soldier, he was a marine
When they left him to die


He wasn't much past nineteen
It was all or it was nothin'
There was nothin' in between
And he taught me the meaning of pride

Times we were angry we were so cruel
But I was a rebel, had to break all the rules
He taught me well to be nobody's fool
And I think maybe he was proud

I guess I was angry that he had to die
And for days on end I did nothin' but cry
But now when I think about him
There's laughter in my eyes
It's the last gift from my father

From my father, father
I tried to please you and still live my life
Father, oh, father
I just hope that you hear me this time