Daddy My Dear

Daddy my dear
I've got so free, I feel it deep inside
Nobody knows to look at me now
I was once my daddy's pride

I've got so free
Daddy my dear
It cuts you like a knife
You and the cow who long ago
Gave me the gift of life

I used to clasp your fingertips
And gurgle with delight
Look at me now
Daddy my dear
All dressed up out in the night

The lips you fed are lipstick red
I suck my stick of rock
The legs you taught how to walk
Now go non-stop right to the top

You gave me milk and words to speak
You helped me bill and coo
Maybe you weren't so sure of yourself
When you made me just like you

Daddy my dear
You've lost control
There's been a change of plan
If you can love the girl I was
Love the girl I am

You and the cow can beat me up
And thrash me day and night
But daddy my dear, the way I live here
Seems so right

I love you too much
Daddy my dear
To fear the things you say
I know deep down in your heart of hearts
You see things my way

Grab your life by the scruff of the neck
Live any old how
Daddy my dear
One thing is clear
You're the baby now