Daddy, I´m afraid, won´t you stay a little while?
Keep me safe ´cause there´s monsters right outside
Daddy, please don´t go, I don´t wanna be alone
´Cause the second that you´re gone they´re gonna know

Before he went to bed he grabbed my hand and said

Just ´cause I´m leavin´
It don´t mean that I won´t be right by your side
When you need me
And you can´t see me in the middle of the night
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
It´s okay, I know you´re scared when I´m not here
But I´ll always be right there
Even though I´m leavin´, I ain´t goin´ nowhere

Dad, we´ll be late, and Uncle Sam don´t like to wait
He´s got a big old plane that´s gonna take me far away
I know I act tough, but there´s a churnin´ in my gut
´Cause I just can´t call you up when things get rough

Before I left, he hugged my neck and said

Just ´cause you´re leavin´
It don´t mean that I won´t be right by your side
When you need me
And you can´t see me in the middle of the night
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
It´s okay, I know you´re scared I might be here
But I´ll always be right there
Even though you´re leavin´, I ain´t goin´ nowhere

Daddy, I´m afraid, won´t you stay a little while?
I never thought I´d see the day I had to say goodbye
Daddy, please don´t go, I can´t do this on my own
There´s no way that I can walk this road alone
Daddy grabbed my hand and said

Just ´cause I´m leavin´
It don´t mean that I won´t be right by your side
When you need me
And you can´t see me in the middle of the night
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
It´s okay, boy, I ain´t scared
I won´t be here, but I´ll always be right there
Even though I´m leavin´, I ain´t goin´ nowhere
I ain´t goin´ nowhere