I was only 5 when you said goodbye
A daddy's supposed to teach you how to bait a hook and drive
Lookin back now I'd say I turned out just fine
And if you ask today I ain't gonna lie
What I needed most was never there
You were always my midnight bedside prayer
The little boy and me could never understand
Why momma had to fill the shoes of my old man
Couldn't you see we needed a helping hand
Why you Gotta be so blind man
Mama played catch n cooked and took me down them dirt roads
She taught me how to hold my ground and keep my head up high
She made sure her boys knew there was no place like home
And if you ask me today I ain't gonna lie
What I needed most was never there
You were always my midnight bedside prayer
The little boy and me could never understand
Why momma had to fill the shoes of my old man
Couldn't you see we needed a helping hand
Why you Gotta be so blind man
What I needed most was never there
You were always my midnight bedside prayer
The little boy and me could never understand
Why momma had to fill the shoes of my old man
Couldn't you see we needed a helping hand
Why you Gotta be so blind man