Where Are You, Dad?

[Verse 1]
I used to wait by the window light
Counting cars every night
Mom would say you’re working late
But I could feel something wasn’t right
Your chair stayed empty at the table
Your voice became a fading sound
I learned to blow my candles out
While wishing you were still around

[Pre-Chorus]
Every birthday, every year
I whispered words you couldn’t hear

[Chorus]
Where are you, Dad?
Do you think of me at all?
Did you forget the way I laughed
When I was small?
I’m growing up without your hand
Trying hard to understand
Why you left and never came back
Where are you, Dad?

[Verse 2]
I watched the fathers at the park
Teaching daughters how to ride
I smiled like it didn’t hurt
While something broke inside

School plays, empty seat again
I searched the crowd from stage lights’ glow
Clapping hands that weren’t yours
Is something I’ll always know

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep pretending I’m okay
But questions never fade away

[Chorus]
Where are you, Dad?
Do you think of me at all?
Did you forget the way I laughed
When I was small?

I’m growing up without your hand
Trying hard to understand
Why you left and never came back
Where are you, Dad?

[Verse 3]
I don’t need fairy tales tonight
I just want honesty
Was I not enough to stay?
Was it ever about me?
I still keep your last old photo
Hidden in my drawer at home
Even after all these years
I hate feeling so alone

[Pre-Chorus]
If you ever hear this song
Please know I waited all along

[Chorus]
Where are you, Dad?
Do you think of me at all?
Did you forget the way I laughed
When I was small?
I’m growing up without your hand
Trying hard to understand
Why you left and never came back
Where are you, Dad? 

Sad piano pop, emotional ballad, soft female vocals, slow tempo, cinematic, heartfelt