I spent most of my childhood

Tryna stay outta Dad's way

Longing for the moments

When my heart felt okay

Grandpa's love was always true

No, he didn't let me call him Dad

But man I really wanted to

I'd say it like it slipped my mind

But I meant it every damn time

Just hoped that he'd let it slide

'Cause he could see the hurt inside

But he'd just look at me

Kinda smile sad"Boy, you got a father

I ain't your Dad"

He said it soft

But man, it hurt bad

You gave me everything

That he never had

Even if I couldn't

Call you Dad

Yeah, you were the place my heart called home

And you're the best man I've ever known

I never understood

Why you drew that line

It felt like a Dad

Wasn't somethin' I'd ever find

I spent years feeling like

Part of me was gone

Like I never had

What I should've all along

So I kept reaching out

Hoping for something else

Trying to fix the hurt

But never trusting myself

Guess I see it different looking back

You were everything

I thought I lacked

You gave me everything

That he never had

Even if I couldn't

Call you Dad

Yeah, you were the place my heart called home

And you're the best man I've ever known

Yeah I thought I was missin' something owed

But you were there when it mattered most

You gave me more than he ever could

You loved me like he never would

I didn't see it then

But now I do

All I ever needed was you

Was you