“Dear Dad”
By David Knaide
You tell me
I gotta be successful
I gotta live up to your name
Well I am successful, I got my own way,
But you tell me
I gotta do things your way,
I gotta do what you say
Well that is not the way it goes no
That is not the way it goes no
Cause I don’t wanna follow the path that you made for me
And I don’t wanna live my life fulfilling your dreams
And I don’t wanna spend my time making you happy,
Cause I gotta be happy too,
I gotta be happy too
So I gotta follow my dreams
I gotta do this on my own
I gotta follow my dreams
I gotta leave this unpromising home
It’s not that…
It’s not that I don’t love you,
But you pushed me further than you know
Controlling me ain’t the way to show
That you love me
And no I don’t want your money, just so you know
See I got this free spirit, yeah I got a free soul
I think it’s time we realize
That you and I don’t see eye to eye
Cause I don’t wanna follow the path that you made for me
And I don’t wanna live my life fulfilling your dreams
And I don’t wanna spend my time making you happy
Cause I gotta be happy too
Yeah I gotta be happy too
So I gotta follow my dreams
I gotta do this on my own
I gotta follow my dreams
I gotta leave this unpromising home
I hear adventure calling me
And I got this whole world to see
So I’m not gonna follow the path that you made for me
And I’m not gonna live my life fulfilling your dreams
And I’m not gonna spend my time making you happy
Cause I gotta be happy too
Yeah I gotta be happy too
So I gotta follow my dreams
I gotta do this on my own
I gotta follow my dreams
Dear dad, I gotta hit the road
