"Did you want to say something?"
"No, I'm good"
Instead you'll give me money
Like you've always thought you should

I walked down the steps of first grade
I told myself "this is the best day of my life"
And maybe I was right,
But from that point forward the feeling of being abandoned echoed in other things, through other strife

Invites were missed and so were opportunities
But I never needed any of that because mom and I had unity
And even though on such important days I didn't have you with me
I'm fine, and everyday I'll have to tell myself why

You may have gotten me some play tickets
But did you see me graduate?
Is life at home alright or am I getting slack because you're sad and hate
The way that things have turned out but none of that is my fault
I wanted you to be there so I texted and I called

Why did I need to be eased in?
You were my dad
And even though the perfect movie family unit's something I never had
I felt as if I knew you and you made me who I am
And you did but why you didn't want to see that, I'll never understand

Even though we didn't even meet until I was six
The thought of my mom finding out alone still makes me sick
She probably thought it'd be just me and her forever
Was she wrong? Because I still feel like that when all three of us are together

She was all I needed
And standards are high
I hope I make you proud
But if not, I don't mind

And if you plan on getting thank yous
Everyone would say I should
But when I summarize the past
No, I'm good