I feel like my father Putting on shaving cream. Saying goodbye to dreams Just letting them pass I feel like my father He's not who I planned to be, but here looking back at me Is his face in the glass And if I could only let him know the way I feel Then I could wash away this wound and let it heal I feel like my father Watching my child grow. Not wanting to let him go He's out of my hands I feel like my father Straightening up my tie. Finding it hard to cry I know he'd understand And if he could see me now, I'm sure that he'd agree That I've become the man he wanted me to be I feel like my father Zippering up your gown. Living here in this town The way that he did I feel like my father Watching my hair turn grey. Saying the things he'd say When I was a kid And if he could only see my child as he plays He'd be the first to know that someday that boy will say I feel like my I feel like my father I feel like my father