One day when your father’s gone
You’ll wish that you had said,
“I love you more than words can say,
I’m glad to call you ‘Dad’”.

One day when your father’s gone,
The floodgates will open wide
And you’ll long for the time you spent with him,
You’ll wish that you had tried.

A day will come when you’ll regret
The pain you made him feel
You’ll wish you had heeded, the advice that you needed,
That life is Cold and Real.

Someday you’ll remember how you broke his heart
You’ll remember the tears he cried.
You’ll wish you’d just told him, you’ll long just to hold him,
You’ll wish you had swallowed your pride.

You’ll wish you’d let YOUR children
Experience his loving embrace
But instead you’ll only have memories to share
And the words you can’t erase

You’ll recall he said people may come and go
And relationships fade and end
And you’ll regret how badly you treated him…
Your father, your daddy and friend.

He pleaded with you and begged you
To just show him love and respect
To listen to the wisdom he tried to impart
That you’d foolishly ignore and regret

Perhaps one day before it’s too late
When your daddy has faded away
You’ll do what’s right, you’ll hug him so tight
And tell him the things he wished you’d say.


Dow wait ‘til your father’s hair has turned white
And his sight has started to dim,
When he can’t seem to remember, the moments so tender,
When the only man in your life, was him.

Some things come once in a lifetime
And your father’s one of them
So don’t squander the chance when you get to say,
That all your life it’s ALWAYS been him

Who loved you first and taught you
That a real man should be gentle and kind
He MUST show you respect and adore you
And before you surrender to him your body,
He MUST love and treasure your mind.

So to every ‘Daddy’s girl, you daughters
Before the day comes when you’ll say, “I had…”
Tell your father how much he means to you,
Tell him, “I’m so blessed that you’re… My Dad”

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Author's note: 

I went through something with my now grown daughter a few years ago. 
She had her first love and they had a child together and 
she didn't like the advice i gave her, "Do not rely on him to take care of you 
and your daughter (my new and only grandchild) because in this day and age, 
"men" don't stay.  Always make sure you can provide for you and her 
whether he's in the picture or not."  Of course she at 18 was wiser 
than me at 44 so she stopped speaking to me.  
I got sick and thought I had cancer and I pleaded with her not to shut me out.  
Daddies will always look out for their daughters.

This poem was the product of those turbulent emotions.  
To all you Daddy's Girls... hug your Dad while you still have him.  
Time has a funny way of running out leaving the things we wanted to say left... unsaid.