I tried

Walk in the door, hear, “Daddy’s home.”

Turn the corner, you’re on your phone.

The smiles, the laughs, the love and so much more,

The looks, the glances, then you close the door.

Milk and a blanket, then it’s time for bed.

“Don’t forget my kiss and hug,” she said.

We lay down, but you turn away.

Our love faded slowly day by day.

Is this my life? Is this my day-to-day?

How did forever just fade away?

I lost my whole world in the blink of an eye.

I’ll love those girls till the day I die.

I washed away all the tears I cried.

I stayed as long as I did,

’Cause I tried… and tried.

I lost my whole world in the blink of an eye.

I’ll love those girls till the day I die.

I washed away all the tears I cried.

I stayed as long as I did,

’Cause I tried… and tried.

I loved her strong, I loved her long,

Now it’s all gone away.

I love those girls, I love their smiles,

I miss them every day. I don’t belong, I don’t fit in,

A single dad is all I am.

Some days I’m broken, some days I’m worn,

Just trying to carry on.

But to those girls, they see me strong.

They see me jump right in.

From distant touch to being shut out,

I’ve wondered where I’ve been. Maybe I’ve failed us more than once,

Maybe I’ve made mistakes.

But to those girls, with all my heart,

I’ll always be enough.

I lost my whole world in the blink of an eye.

I’ll love those girls till the day I die.

I washed away all the tears I cried.

I stayed as long as I did,

’Cause I tried… and tried. I lost my whole world in the blink of an eye.

I’ll love those girls till the day I die.

No matter what this life decides,

I’ll always be their dad with pride. I stayed as long as I did…

Because I tried.

Yeah… I tried.