[Verse 1] I’m talking to you, my daughter Please hear me when I say I missed too much of your growing Though I begged for more than days Some choices weren’t mine to make Some doors were closed on my side I held you when I was allowed to And carried you the rest of the time [Pre-Chorus] I can’t take back the space between Or the rules I couldn’t bend But I need you to understand Where my heart has always been [Chorus] I’m sorry for what I can’t undo For every time I failed you For the moments I had to miss When loving you still felt like this I’m sorry I wasn’t always there Even when I fought to be there None of this was ever your fault I was the one who bore the cost [Verse 2] I only had you on the weekends Time rationed, measured out Every goodbye felt heavier Than I ever spoke about I watched you grow from a distance Cheering quietly, out of view Every mile between our lives Never changed my love for you [Pre-Chorus] If you ever felt divided Pulled between the lines you knew Please know I never stopped choosing Every chance I had with you [Chorus] I’m sorry for what I can’t undo For the silence I put you through For the days that felt too long For the times I wasn’t strong I’m sorry if you ever doubted Where you stood inside of me None of this was ever your fault It was shaped by reality [Bridge] There were decisions made without me That changed the shape of our years I won’t rewrite that history Or pretend it didn’t hurt But I won’t let that be the story That defines what we became I’m here now, clear and present And I’ll carry my own name [Final Chorus] I’m sorry for what I can’t undo But I’m standing here in front of you I can’t change the past or erase time But I can show up every night If all I can give is honesty Then let this be the start of me No more distance, no more lies Just a father choosing right [Outro] I can’t undo the man I was But I love you That never changed
