I want to know my father
I\'m an old man now with grandchildren some of whom are adults.
I look younger than I am but I\'m an old man inside
I have young ideas still even though time and wear have limited their realization a little
My father married a smart, beautiful , ambitious young woman, my mother
He was king of the house until I came along
The firstborn child, a son, a competitor
My mother lavished attention on me and loved me in her way
Before I could walk and before I knew he and I were vying for mom\'s attention
And I always won
We had an arms length at best relationship until the day he died
He was much younger then than I am now
Jealousy ruined what could have been a fine father-son relationship
Because I\'m a pretty decent guy
I pretended to myself and others not to care but I missed having a father figure
It didn\'t get any better when my parents finally divorced
I\'m full of love now and want to give some to him
I don\'t know how I know but I\'m sure it will happen
I want to know what happened to him to make him who he was
I want to know my father.
I want to know my father.