People tried to listen, cheered me up
Telling me it’s okay and I shouldn't give up
But they will never understand my situation
For a young heart, I felt this kind of desolation

Where were you during the times I feel sad?
When I had a problem and needed a dad.
You didn't find me during the days I'm in lost.
You weren't there when I needed you the most.

Where were you during the times I’m very happy?
When I wanted to hug you and say: “I got an A, daddy!”
I always wanted a man to share my smiles with
But I’m all alone here in this huge labyrinth

Where were you when darkness filled my sight?
When I needed you to be my source of light.
I've been longing in your arms since I was a child,
I waited years for you to be with me in my side.


Until I got tired of waiting for you
Now I know, your promises aren't true
I learned to stand alone wearing only one shoe on my feet,
Yes I could walk, I could run, yet I feel so incomplete

Where were you during the nights I couldn't sleep?
And all I could do is to sulk and to weep.
It flashes through my mind, our old midnight memories
When I was a kid, you were reading me bedtime stories

Where were you during the times I feel in pain?
When I got sick after I played in the rain.
I’m not feeling well and wished for a father's care,
Yet I didn't see you. You were not there.

Where were you during the times I cry?
When everything's not fine and I wanted to die
All you did was to turn my hopes down,
When my only wish is to have you around

Where were you when I compose this poem tonight?
I bet you don’t have any idea that I could even write
I looked at the old photograph of us
It’s sad to know that this picture will be the last.

I've been asking and asking myself always,
Why didn't you return when there was still a space?
Now it's too late and no amount of embrace,
Can take away the sadness and tears on my face.