Her hair was up in a pony tail,
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her favorite dress tied with a bow.
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Today was Daddy's Day at school,
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and she couldn't wait to go.
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But her mommy tried to tell her,
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that she probably should stay home.
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Why the kids might not understand,
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if she went to school alone.
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But she was not afraid; she knew just what to say. What to
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tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today.
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But still her mother worried,
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for her to face this day alone.
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And that was why once again,
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she tried to keep her daughter home.
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But the little girl went to school
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eager to tell them all.
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About a dad she never sees;
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a dad who never calls.
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There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to *
Children squirming impatiently,
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anxious in their seats
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One by one the teacher called a student from the class. To introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed.
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At last the teacher called her name,
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every child turned to stare.
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Each of them was searching,
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for a man who wasn't there.
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"Where's her daddy at?"
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she heard a boy call out.
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"She probably doesn't have one,"
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another student dared to shout.
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And from somewhere near the back,
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she heard a daddy say,
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"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
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too busy to waste his day."
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The words did not offend her,
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as she smiled up at her Mom.
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And looked back at her teacher,
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who told her to go on.
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And with hands behind her back,
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slowly she began to speak.
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And out from the mouth of a child,
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came words incredibly unique.
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"My Daddy couldn't be here,
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because he lives so far away.
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But I know he wishes he could be,
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since this is such a special day.
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And though you cannot meet him,
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I wanted you to know.
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All about my daddy,
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and how much he loves me so.
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He loved to tell me stories
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he taught me to ride my bike.
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He surprised me with pink roses,
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and taught me to fly a kite.
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We used to share fudge sundaes,
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and ice cream in a cone.
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