I didn't need you

Every first day of school, 

I didn't need you in the picture. 

First concert recital, 

I didn't need you in the first row cheering me on. 

First boyfriend,

I didn't need you to tell him how to treat me.

First heartbreak,

I didn't need you to be my shoulder to cry on.

First dance,

I didn't need you to teach me how to slow dance on your feet.

Graduation,

I didn't need you hugging me saying "you did it!"

First day of college,

I didn't need you to help me move in. 

Soon I'll graduate,

I still won't need you to hug me and say "you did it!"

Soon I'll start my new career,

I won't need you to tell me "good luck."

Soon i'll moving into my first house,

I still won't need you to help me move in. 

Soon I'll find the love of my life,

still I won't need you to tell him how to treat me. 

Soon I'll marry the love of my life,

still I won't need you to walk me down the aisle. 

Soon I'll have my first child,

still I won't need you to tell me I did it. 

Soon my life will start,

and I won't need you.  

I never had a father in my life,

so I won't need one in the future.

I don't need you on the sidelines telling me I did it,

because you were never there in the first place.