Daddy's Job

I've seen children by the dozens
living in the street
no place to lay their heads at night
and not enough to eat.
I asked "where are your fathers?"
and, "why do they stand aside?"
without daddy's hand to cling to
the world's a rough old ride.
I asked about their parents
they said, a mom was all they had
they looked at me so curiously...
and asked,
"what's a dad?"
So I told them about fathers
I said a dad takes care of you
no matter what the circumstances,
a father sees you through
that's a father's job...
that's what daddy's do
daddy's job is to be a shield
between the hurt and you.
Daddy's job is food and shelter,
to keep his children warm
and to act as a buffer
to keep them safe from harm.
A father's job is to live
in a most exemplary way
to instill truth and honor
duty, loyalty and fairplay
rearing children is never easy,
a lifelong task for man and wife
to mold with love and discipline
a brand new human life
to nurture a living treasure
until it's ready to take its place
and spread that stored up love around...
to the entire human race.