the man i used to be

i hope you remember me

i was your daddy once

wearing the sailor cap

dirty nails

to you i'm just a picture on your mother's mantelpiece

who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail

into battle

and in your shadow your daddy loves you still

yes i do

i never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast

and turn into the man i used to be

but i hope you have more sense than i in matters such as these

medals don't mean shit when a family is lost at sea

yeah

into battle

and in your shadow your daddy loves you still

yes he does

yes he does

into battle

and in your shadow your daddy loves you still

yes he does

yeah

yes he does

i save every moment i've reached out and almost touched you

but they all fade away

must be a bad memory

into battle

and in your shadow your daddy loves you still

yes he does

yes he does

into battle

and in your shadow your daddy loves you still

yes he does

yeah

yes he does

yes he does