Still learning to be a dad

Verse 1:

Im not the best dad, but I’m doing what I can.

Trying everyday just to be a better man.

Through their eyes I see a version of what I should be.

So I raise them with the hope of what they’re meant to be.

I see all my flaws and what they do,

That’s why I try to hide them from you.

I See all of my flaws, all the times that I broke,

All the nights I stayed quiet, all the words I never spoke.

For you two, i have the highest hopes

Sometimes I set expectations that I don’t even know.

Chorus:

I’m learning to be a father as you grow,

Trying to guide you down roads I never got to go.

If I ever fall short, just know I chose

To learn how to be your father as you grow.

Verse 2:

I see my younger self every time that you cry,

Every question you ask feels like looking inside.

I’m healing old wounds every time that I teach,

Trying not to bleed out my past when I speak.

I don’t wanna pass down the weight that I wore,

All the fear, all the silence I learned to ignore.

If I ever raise my voice, I pray you still know,

It’s love getting lost in the things I don’t show.

I’m unlearning survival, I’m learning to stay,

Learning love doesn’t leave when the days aren’t okay.

So if I mess up, if I fall, if I’m slow,

I’m still learning to be your father as you grow.

Chorus:

I’m learning to be a father as you grow,

Trying to guide you down roads I never got to go.

If I ever fall short, just know I chose

To learn how to be your father as you grow.

Bridge:

If I could take your pain and make it mine,

I’d carry it forever, every time.

I don’t need to be perfect, I just need to stay,

Be the one you can run to at the end of the day.

I won’t always have the words when you need them the most,

But I’ll never be the man that walks away from you both.

Even when I’m unsure, even when I’m slow,

I’m still learning to be your father as you grow.

Chorus:

I’m learning to be a father as you grow,

Trying to guide you down roads I never got to go.

If I ever fall short, just know I chose

To learn how to be your father as you grow.

I’m doing the best I can.

I love you boys.