[Verse 1] You were the father I never knew You could have stayed but you left A mother raising not one but two I wish it weren’t but it’s all true [Chorus] You were never there, you know You didn’t call, you didn’t show You never even tried to fight (for me) You were the man I didn’t know (You were the man I didn’t know) [Verse 2] They say a boy needs his dad I think of the lost time I never had I think of all the times you weren’t there For the longest time I thought you didn’t care [acoustic guitar solo] [Bridge] There was a time I wish I’d known A father who was there for me But all this time has shown Something I now can see I was fine all along My mom was always there (for me) And you now only exist in this song [Verse 3] I think what I miss most Is the idea of what could have been I was only chasing a ghost And it really doesn’t matter in the end [Chorus] You were never there, you know You didn’t call, you didn’t show You never even tried to fight (for me) You were the man I didn’t know (You were the man I didn’t know) [Chorus] You were never there, you know You didn’t call, you didn’t show You never even tried to fight (for me) You were the man I didn’t know (You were the man I didn’t know) [vocals only] You were the man I didn’t know You were the man I didn’t know You were the man I didn’t know [Outro] And now… you only exist in this song
