When you were kid you drank it all in

The smell of his shirt the scratch of his chin, uh huh

He could shoot hoops, hit a ball too.

He could do everything better than you, uh huh

And he was your dad, larger than life

He was the man, your mom was his wife

He was your dad, just a little bit wild

You were scared when he yelled,

but you loved when he smiled

He taught you to catch, taught you to throw

Really he taught you bout all you know, uh huh

Skipping a stone, tying a shoe,

He could do everything better than you, uh huh

He was your dad, you couldn't change that

He loved your mom. And he hated the cat

But he was your dad, the only one you got

 Sometimes he was happy, sometimes he was not

 

And sometimes his sunshine would fade, then you'd get a rainy day

Gray skies that would not go away, you'd see him on that rainy old day,

Listening to the radio

Maybe he'd drink, light up a smoke

Hit a foul mood, Tell a bad joke, uh huh

He'd take the car, stay gone all night

then he and your mom would get in a fight, uh huh

he was your dad, a regular guy,

he could make u laugh, he could make you cry cry cry

He was your dad, he was kinda old

He had gentle eyes, he had a heart of gold

He was your dad, larger than life

he was the man, your mom was his wife

he was your dad, he was a good one too

he probably had dreams you never knew

Listening to the radio,

Singing Like a Rolling Stone,

Thinking he was all alone