He was the best man at my wedding
Barely 4 years old and heading to steal my heart
He belongs to the love of my life
So I gained a son along with a wife
But still he knows
That his father went away 3 years ago
He had always called me by my name
But one night that all changed
He made his point so loud and clear
With just a whisper in my ear
He said, Can I Call You Dad
Or would that make you mad
Cause my real Dad's up in heaven today
And I don't think he'd mind
If we used his name
I'd give up my Baseball cards
And you can have my set of Matchbox Cars
If I could only Call you Dad
From that day on I've called him Son
He calls me Dad cause I'm the one
Who's been there
I've watched him change from day to day
And there's a little bit of me in that boy I've raised
But now he's grown
And I'm the only Dad he's ever known
And even though the years have passed
That special bond will always last
Since that night I ticked him into bed
And heard these words he said
When he said, Can I Call You Dad
Or would that make you mad
Cause my real Dad's up in heaven today
And I don't think he'd mind
If we used his name
I'd give up my Baseball Cards
And you can have my set of Matchbox Cars
If I could only Call you dad
I'd give up my Baseball Cards
And you can have my set of Matchbox Cars
If I could only Call you Dad