Twenty two years, a name on a birthday card A voice on the phone, talkin’ soft but hard Said he was workin’ a big deal out west Just needed a little time, he was doin’ his best I keep that old photograph tucked in my drawer A faded out hero from a long shut door. And I love you, I guess, with a heart full of cracks I hate you for all the things that you lack I’m a daughter who’s waiting, just a girl in your show Of a life you chose to live as a ghost in the glow Now my screen lights up with a 1 a.m. text A new area code, and I know what’s comin’ next “Hey baby I’m sorry, the law’s on my trail Another weak excuse, another sad tired tale “You know I can’t see you. It’s for your own good” “Understood daddy, understood…..ohh Like I always would And I love you, I guess, with a heart full of cracks And I hate you for all the things you lack I’m a daughter who’s waiting, just a girl in your show Of a life you chose to live as a ghost in the glow Did you ever hold me and make a promise you meant? Or was I a consequence of a life that was bent? I’d trade all these words for your hand on my shoulder But I’m gettin’ too old to be gettin’ any older Waiting’ on a man who’s just a shadow I know Oh, I love you, I guess, with a heart full of cracks How I hate you for never once lookin’ back! I’m not waitin’ I’m just a girl in the row Of a life you chose to live in the glow Just a ghost in the glow…. Happy birthday , sweetheart, wish I could be there Yeah me too daddy