Loudon Wainwright III – Bein A Dad (Guitar)

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Except that you gotta feed 'em

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You gotta shoe 'em and clothe 'em

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And try not to loathe 'em

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Bug 'em and hug 'em and heed 'em

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Bein' a dad can sure make you mad

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Man it even can drive you crazy

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It's as hard as it looks

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You gotta read them dumb books

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And you end up despising Walt Disney

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Bein' a dad starts to get radical

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When they turn into teenagers

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You gotta tighten the screws

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Enforce the curfews

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Confiscate weapons and pagers

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But a daughter and son

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Can be sort of fun

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Just as long as they don't defy you

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They'll treat you like a king

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They'll believe anything

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They're easy to frighten and lie to

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Bein' a dad can make you feel glad

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When you get paperweights and aftershave lotions

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Yeah it feels pretty great when they graduate

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That's when you're choked with emotions

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But bein' a dad takes more than a tad of

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Good luck and divine intervention

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You need air-tight alibis

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Fool proof disguises

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Desperation's the father of invention

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So sometimes you take off

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For a few rounds of golf

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And you stay away for half of their lifetimes

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The result of it all is

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You're captured and hauled up

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Before a tribunal for dad crimes

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Bein' a dad can make you feel sad

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Like you're the insignificant other

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Yeah right from the start

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They break your heart

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In the end every kid wants his mother

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