I guess it's human nature
Tuggin' at my sleeve
That gets me thinking too much
'bout what I'm 'sposed to be
I keep aiming higher
Like everybody else
Forgetting what I need to be
Is just to be myselfIt's not like everybody's waiting
To see if I'll go far
It's not like everybody's watching
Though sometimes I think they are
I don't have to change the world
I don't have to walk on water
All I have to be
Is my daughter's fatherShe's just like her mama
When it comes to me
Couldn't fool her if I tried to
To her I'll always be
Nothing more than daddy
And when she says that word
It a wonderful reminder
Of why I'm on this earthIt's not like everybody's waiting
To see if I'll go far
It's not like everybody's watching
Though sometimes I think they are
I don't have to change the world
I don't have to walk on water
All I have to be
Is my daughter's fatherA man is often measured
By what he does in life
It made mine worth living
When I realizedIt's not like everybody's waiting
To see if I'll go far
It's not like everybody's watching
Though sometimes I think they are
I don't have to change the world
I don't have to walk on water
All I have to be
Is my daughter's fatherYeah all I have to be
Is my daughter's father
Songwriters
SMITH, ARLOS / HILL, BYRONPublished by
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