DADDY 
 
Have you ever watched your daddy work his fingers to the bone 
Did you see your daddy crying as he came into his home 
Daddy never held me, though I often wished he would 
Daddy would you hold me, if you only knew you could 
 
So hard he worked so hard he worked 
Toiling for his pay 
Ssh quiet go to sleep - were the only words he'd say 
 
I am so proud daddy, proud you worked for us 
Guilty daddy guilty for the pain we put you through 
I love you daddy I love you, oh if how you knew 
 
Have you ever watched your daddy work his fingers to the bone? 
I watched my daddy suffer as he came into his home 
Daddy never said such words, as I love you 
Daddy never understood the pain we all went through 
 
 
Note 
 
Dedicated to Ronald William Bowker my father - the hardest working man I have ever known. 
 
I realise now he did love us - He could just never say it. 
  
My dad worked 12 hours shifts in an Asbestos factory (Now known to be a deadly hazardous substance) for 15 years not driving he would walk one hour each way in all weathers to his work just to provide for us. 
 
Dad I take my hat off to you mate, you are an amazing man.