Dad, I hate to tell ya 
Sometimes I wanna slap you in the face 
But Dad, I gotta tell ya 
If you were gone I'd miss you from this place 

Don't go away again 
I just wanna be your friend 
And if I don't say this now 
I'm gonna be sorry 
Don't wanna make this same mistake again 

Dad, I need to tell ya 
Sometimes I wanna walk right out the door 
But Dad, I'm gonna tell ya 
I'm glad that we don't argue like before 

Don't go away again 
I just wanna be your friend 
And if I don't say this now 
I'm gonna be sorry 
Don't wanna make the same mistake again 

Dad, I need to tell ya 
Sometimes its hard to show you how I feel 
Dad, I'm gonna tell ya 
I wish that all our differences weren't real 

Don't go away again 
I just wanna be your friend 
And if I don't say this now 
I'm gonna be sorry 
Don't wanna make the same mistake again 

I see the older that I get 
I'm [bad word] you 
I see the older that I get 
I'm [bad word]  I'm [bad word] you! 

Dad I wanna tell ya 
I just wanna take away your pain