Maybe you didn't make me hate the world
Maybe you didn't make me hate myself
Maybe you didn't make me jealous
Maybe you didn't make me alone
But you made me cry
And a father should never make his daughter cry

I used to cry every night until I fell asleep
I can't even remember those nights
I only remember how it felt to have this hole in my chest
To not be able to stop the tears
To muffle the sobs so no one would hear
Maybe I forgot those nights, but not the pain you made me feel

Maybe you didn't make me hate the world
Maybe you didn't make me hate myself
Maybe you didn't make me jealous
Maybe you didn't make me alone
But you made me cry
And a father should never make his daughter cry

Before you left
I never had to learn the difference between a father and a dad
I never had to pretend I had a dad in the picture when people asked me
I never knew what it felt like to not celebrate Father's Day
But I did have to learn
And pretend
And know what that feels like
Because you left

Maybe you didn't make me hate the world
Maybe you didn't make me hate myself
Maybe you didn't make me jealous
Maybe you didn't make me alone
But that's because I didn't let you
And there will come a time when
I won't let you make me cry