[Verse 1] Your boots by the door Still kick up my floor You said, "be tough" Then left me the sword Mom kept the belt I wore it like guilt Now every new hand Feels heavy and still [Pre-Chorus] I laugh too loud Then I pull back quick I know the shape Of a man gone stiff I read the room Like a locked front gate If you walk too close I start to shake [Chorus] Daddy issues I wear them well Daddy issues I never tell Hold me close Then watch me flinch Daddy issues Yeah, that's the stitch (Daddy issues) [Verse 2] I date like I'm scared Of a door slamming shut I pick at the truth Till the whole thing cuts You call me "too much" I call that a clue I learned at your age To disappear first too [Pre-Chorus] I want the ring Then I want the run I hear your silence And I become it, hun [Chorus] Daddy issues I wear them well Daddy issues I never tell Hold me close Then watch me flinch Daddy issues Yeah, that's the stitch (Daddy issues) [Bridge] Maybe it's you Maybe it's me Maybe it's both of us Learning to leave If I say stay Don't call it a test I'm trying to love Without bracing my chest [Final Chorus] Daddy issues I wear them well Daddy issues I never tell Hold me close Then watch me flinch Daddy issues Yeah, that's the stitch (Daddy issues) Daddy issues I'm still here Daddy issues I want it clear Hold me close Let me unclip Daddy issues Yeah, that's the stitch (Daddy issues)