my dad

my dad

never climbed mount everest

never wrote a novel

never won a pulitzer prize

my dad

never planned a freeway

never made a million

like some other guys. he hasn't any trophies

he never made who's who

but if you need his help there's not a thing he wouldn't do. he doesn't play piano

or the violin you know

yeah

but he can play a radio as well as any bro. my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't. whoa

my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't even try. he's got the greatest laugh

he's not afraid to cry

i really can't imagine that he ever told a lie. he forgets so fast when you done something you shouldn't. my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't. my dad

never ran for office

never found a cure for some rare disease. my dad

never swam the channel

never did learn how to speak chinese. he never once played hamlet

or had a friar's roast

and whenever he cooks breakfast

well

he always burns the toast. he's never been to europe or seen the pyramids. his favorite pastime is just bragging about his kids. my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't. whoa

my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't even try. his life may be simple

but it's far from hum-drum. for an ordinary man

he's extraordinary as they come. i once tried to describe him

and i couldn't. my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't. my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't. whoa

my dad could beat up your dad

but he wouldn't even try. i remember long ago

and it makes me awfully glad

i looked down from heaven and said

i want that guy to be my dad.""