dad, i'm changing

dad, i was thinking that maybe
we could take a break
from our saturday trip to
the local fishing lake
could we please?

and dad, i don't want to do the
"who's on first?" routine again
we've been killing it
since i was ten
oh dad, could we stop please?
i'm on my knees

i won't run and i won't hide
from all the things i feel inside

dad, i'm changing...i don't know who i am
dad, i'm changing...try to understand
dad, i'm changing...i don't want to be you anymore

dad, i was hoping to spend
the weekend with my friends
is that a concept
your paternal brain
can comprehend?

and i don't want to wear matching shirts
to the bowling lanes
it's fun for you dad
but to me it's kind of lame
stop crying dad
is it really all that bad?

i won't pout and i won't seethe
i just need my own air to breathe

dad, i'm changing...i don't know who i am
dad, i'm changing...try to understand
dad, i'm changing...i don't want to be you anymore

i'm not trying to hurt you
but i need to spend some time all alone
i promise not to dessert you
but i'm thirty-two years old and i've
got a wife and kids of my own

i won't golf and i won't hunt
and i won't pull your finger once

dad, i'm changing...i don't know who i am
dad, i'm changing...try to understand
dad, i'm changing...i don't want to be you anymore

end.

dad, i'm changing©2001 by frank caravella