"Dream I Never Had" lyrics

Daddy, when you were a little kid what did you dream you'd be

When you grew up
And daddy, did you think that you'd play ball in the major leagues
Cranking home runs
And did you want to be an astronaut
Maybe the president
Or maybe not grow up at all like Peter Pan

Well son I dreamt that I'd be big and strong like Superman
Or a better man than him
Thought that I'd get rich and get a big old house on a big old piece of land
Then you showed up and wrecked my life
Son you helped me realize that being dad to you is a dream I never had come true

Son, don't ever lose sight of that little boy inside of you
When you grow up
Son, hope you always hear your mama's voice reminding you
Where you come from
If you ever feel like giving up
Like you're a million miles away
Remember all those innocent dreams and they'll all fall into place

If you dream of growing big and strong like Superman
You be a better man than him
If one day you get rich and get a big old house hope you think of your old man
When a girl shows up and wrecks your life

Makes you realize what a grown man's gotta do when the dream he never had comes true
Dream he never had comes true

Well I never was an astronaut
Never met the president
Watching you grow up has been my best accomplishment

I thought that I'd be big and strong like Superman
But we both know I ain't him
And I have fallen down a time or two but I get back up again
Since you showed up and wrecked my life
Son you helped me realize I still have growing up to do
My son growing up with you is a dream I never had come true
Dream I never had come true