Intro :
It was twenty-five years ago when I began my l ife
The second child of a w oman who tried h ard to raise us r ight
She married a m an when I was just a b abe
Who treated me just l ike his own even g iving me his n ame
I never knew my f ather I o nly knew his n ame
I never knew the w ay he moved
How he talked or w hat he said
Now I'm grown and m ama says
"You're like your d addy just the s ame"
Sometimes I got to wondering about this m an I never k new
When I'd find myself into s omething just the w ay he used to d o
Heard stories a ll my life of h ow he loved to s ing
And how he would t ake apart and f ix most anyt hing
I never knew my f ather I o nly knew his n ame
I never knew the w ay he moved
How he talked or w hat he said
Now I'm grown and m ama says
"You're like your d addy just the s ame"
I can't say that I don't care that he d ied before I was b orn
I get to asking w hy he did and I'll p robably ask some m ore
My life's b een good and I c an't say that I've had it b ad
But now I'm s eeing years that m y dad never h ad
I never knew my f ather I o nly knew his n ame
I never knew the w ay he moved
How he talked or w hat he said
Now I'm grown and my m ama says
"You're like your d addy just the s ame"