i never understood my dad
and maybe i never will
he wasnt well educated
but he put me through school
he wasnt a great teacher
but i know how to act
maybe i never saw the mean part
of the old man
but i aprciate that he never laid a hand
i heard the horror stories
of my brothers
and of course he denied
often my brothers lied
but this i know is true
but this man never said he was great
he never said he was the boss
but he was always there