Dear Dad - Delaney Jane

Where do I start?

I’ll start by saving I love you

Even after my heart keeps taking a beating from you

I never meant to make you

I never meant to make you mad

Where does it end?

I’m tired of carrying this baggage

Ever since we were kids

We just accepted the madness

I never meant to make you

I never meant to make you sad

So tell me you need me

Tell me it’s not easy

To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it

That you really mean it

That’s all I ever wanted from you, dad

When I was younger

That’s when I needed you most, I

Tried to hold on but got used to watching you go

You never meant to break me

You never meant to break my heart

Now that I’m older

I can see through the chaos

Angel over my shoulder makin' sure I don’t stay lost

I’m trying to be somebody

Someone who is happy and free

So tell me you need me

Tell me it’s not easy

To carry all the burdens from the past

I want to believe it

That you really mean it

That’s all I ever wanted from you, dad

I got feelings and anger and rage

Feels like I’ve been stuck in a cage

Got all these emotions if you cut me open

You’ll see that I’m so much like you

I hate it when we’re all divided

And I hate that it’s always one sided

I hate every second I’ve been in this mess

And I hate, I hate that I’ll never hate you

So tell me you need me

Tell me it’s not easy

To carry all the burdens from the past

I want to believe it

That you really mean it

That’s all I ever wanted from you, dad

It’s all I ever wanted

It’s all I ever wanted

It’s all I, it’s all I, it’s all I

It’s all I ever wanted

It’s all I ever wanted

It’s all I, it’s all I, it’s all I

That’s all I ever wanted from you, dad