[Verse 1]
Dad, I hate to tell ya
Sometimes I wanna slap you in the face
But dad, I gotta tell ya
If you were gone, I'd miss you from this place

[Chorus]
Don't go away again
I just wanna be your friend
And if I don't say this now, I'm gonna be sorry
I don't wanna make the same mistake again

[Verse 2]
Dad, I need to tell ya
Sometimes I wanna walk right out the door
But dad, I'm gonna tell ya
I'm glad that we don't argue like before

[Chorus]
Don't go away again
I just wanna be your friend
And if I don't say this now, I'm gonna be sorry
I don't wanna make the same mistake again

[Verse 3]
Dad, I need to tell ya
Sometimes it's hard to tell you how I feel
And dad, I'm gonna tell ya
I wish that all our differences weren't real

[Chorus]
Don't go away again
I just wanna be your friend
And if I don't say this now, I'm gonna be sorry
I don't wanna make the same mistake again

[Bridge]
I see the older that I get
I'm becoming you
I see the older that I get
I'm becoming, I'm becoming you

[Outro]
Dad, I want to tell ya
I just wanna take away your pain