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          IF HE WERE MY DAD
		Words & Music Lee Kweller &
                Terry Bell
	
         I walked into a diner
	On a cold and rainy night
	Saw a man at the counter 
	In the faded yellow light
	I know this sounds crazy
	But he looked just like my dad
	And as tears began to fill my eyes
	This thought went through my
        head
	
	IF HE WERE MY DAD ... so much
         I'd say
	I never got the chance before he 
        went away
	He believed in me
        when things got bad
	And I'd tell him I loved him...
	IF HE WERE MY DAD
	I used to laugh at his advice
	Too young to understand
	But I sure can use his wisdom
         now
	When the world gets out of hand
	His fists woulld shake in anger
	When I did something wrong
	Though he never showed 
        affection
	It was in him all along
	{CHORUS}
	If my dad could hear me now
	And I believe somehow he can
	It's because of him that I finally
        know
	What it takes to be a man
	{CHORUS}		
	© Lee Kweller & Terry Bell