Dear Dad I think about you every now and then I hope to God that I don't turn out like you as I grip this pen Every time you cross my mind I cross my heart and hope to die That I wont ever let myself become a disappointment to my mum Father, you never bothered About as close as north and south are to each other But my mother, I really love her Although sometimes I wish she would have chose another As I reminisce, I think of all the birthdays and Christmases you missed And no millionaire could afford what you cost me walking out the door I've cried a thousand times but now I realize that this is only biological You're a name on my birth certificate and that's all Father, you never bothered About as close as north and south are to each other But my mother, I really love her Although sometimes I wish she would have chose another I'll tie a rope around the neck of your Fred Perry And hang you from my family tree