"Single Father" lyrics

Lately I've been spending lots of time with my kid
Telling him stories about the things that we did
When we were a family a long time ago

I've answered his questions 'til I'm blue in the face
There's so many things that time can't erase
I just told him the truth
He wasn't too young to know

I'm a single father, I'm a part-time mother
And when I'm not one, then I'm the other
I used to have a full-time lover
Now, I'm a single father. I'm a part-time mother

You know, lately I've been spending lots of time with my boy
There's no doubt about it, he's my pride and joy
Someday he'll grow up and I won't have him no more

There were so many things I found hard to explain
I just took him to McDonald's or I bought him a little train
And we put it together on our living-room floor

Oh, such is the life of a single father
And he says, "Tell me, daddy, if it's not too much bother
Why it's just you and me living here in this home."
I say, "I know there's just two
When there ought to be three of us
Sharing these moments. You know, son
I guess sometimes at night I do feel alone."

Single father, I'm a part-time mother
And when I'm not one, then I'm the other
I used to have a full-time lover
I'm a single father, I'm a part-time mother

I'm a single father, I'm a part-time mother