Dad

Im all grown up, but you werent there.
Youd never know how it affected me through all these years.
When I did something that I should be proud of, you werent there to congratulate me.
And when I did something I regret, you werent there to say that itll be okay.
I dont know why its this way, but I know that everything has its reason.
Still, I have things that needed to be answered and heard.
Things I never got to ask or say.

I miss you.
(but I dont know what to miss)
I love you
(even when I dont know you)
Can you hear me say this?
I dont know you, but I want to.
Its out of this world, but I want to see you.

And Ill ask you, for once in my lifetime.
Dad, can you hear your little girl?
Dad, can you see me living in my own world?
Are you here somewhere?
Are you even there?!

Itâ??s no secret and it hurts to know,
That Ill never get a chance at this father-daughter dance.
It burns me inside out to know you cant be there to watch me spread my wings,
And its hurts worst to know, you wont be there to give me a lift if I suddenly fall.

Tears flood my eyes when I see fathers with their daughters,
And I find myself wishing I was them.

Im grown up, but Im not done yet.
Im just like any other girl that still needs her dad.
I miss youâ?¦
I love youâ?¦
I need you.