Monkees Daddy's Song
by Harry Nilsson Years ago, I knew a man, He was my mother's biggest fan, We used to walk beside the sea, And he told me how life would be When I grew up to be a man. Years ago, we used to play, He used to laugh when I ran away, But when I fell and hurt my knee, He would run to comfort me, And the pain would go away. Years ago, I knew a boy, He was his daddy's pride and joy, But when the daddy went away It was such a rainy day That he brought out all his toys. How the momma did explain, Trying to take away the pain, But, he just couldn't understand That his father was not a man And it all was just a game. The years have passed and so have I, Making it hard for me to cry, And if and when I have a son, Let it all be said and done, Let the sadness pass him by.