The day this world was gifted with your existence
Fortune had passed me by
I was not the first man to hold you
Nor did I hear your first cry

I don't contemplate it much
I would much rather forget
While I struggle to accept that it was out of my control
For it is the one thing I regret

I forget
It was simply not I who greeted you into this life
After he chose to walk away from you
Your mother became my wife

The universe finally noticed me
You were so very little when you first looked me in the eye
I picked you up in my arms and just held you
I promised to be the best father I could be to you until the day I die

Over the years I forget
Because the bond we share is strong
You are my son and I your father
Who will ever dare say that we are wrong

Every milestone in your life is engrained in my heart
I've kissed you good night, tucked you in, and even healed your scars
And now although you have become a quite the responsible young man
I am here for you always and I will never be to far

I forget that I was not there in the very beginning
You will never imagine how much I wish that the privilege of being there was mine to be had
But know forever that I will never walk away from you because you chose to call me DAD....