Daddy, will you teach me how to play chess?
So I can play with you
No, girls are not smart enough to learn to play chess
Oh

Daddy, will you teach me how to play golf?
So I can play with you
No, I would be too embarrassed to be seen with you
Oh

Daddy will you go swimming with us?
So I can play with you
No, can't you see I'm exhausted from our jog around the block
Oh

Dad I need some money for a special sweater for school
So I can fit in and be like the others
No, You think I'm just a cash register to punch
Oh

Oh
It's Father's Day
So I ripped up the card which had sat on my dresser
Since I chose to separate from him three years previous

Dad, I did not grow up just like you
I am kind, accepting, caring
And I heal
Rather than hurt

No
I did not grow up anything like you
And I grew up without you
Even though we lived in the same house