Its hard to understand,
when you are a little girl,
the sacrifices your father makes-
for your good, for your family's well being-

You want more hugs.
You want more time.
You want more happy moments with him.

But he is tired and angry.
He works so hard and spends so little.
He worries more than he dreams.

Then one day there comes a time-
When he gives you the world,
The world in kind words, in a helping hand,
With hands he has used to work for you,
All of his life.

In that instant it becomes quite clear,
You are the young woman who holds his heart-
Every correction and every redirection
came from pure love.

From then on you will spend many days,
Searching for the chance,
The opportunity to achieve what says,
Daddy, I love you too.