[Verse 1]
When I was a young boy and I used to play all alone in my yard
My mama used to tell me "Oh you sweet, sweet boy don't you go too far"
I was always out there looking, looking for a thing that I couldn't see
Yes I didn't know then that you were always a part of me

[Pre-Chorus]
And it gets hard to admit
That I still miss your embrace
'Cause every time I look in the mirror I still see your face

[Chorus]
And mama told me "Baby, daddy loves you but he ain't got the time to tell you
And I can't be there, but I can do my best to help you
So just remember every time you think your life is bad
Son, don't be sad, 'cause Marky Mark's your dad
Yеah, he's your dad"

[Verse 2]
As I got a little older and I hеard the whispers 'round the town
Well it always made me wonder, wonder why you never came around
And it got a little lonely always thinking I was never good enough
And my mama always loved me but nobody ever made me tough

[Pre-Chorus]
And it gets hard to admit
That I still miss your embrace
'Cause every time I look in the mirror I still see your face
[Chorus]
And mama told me "Baby, daddy loves you but he ain't got the time to tell you
And I can't be there, but I can do my best to help you
So just remember every time you think your life is bad
Son, don't be sad, 'cause Marky Mark's your dad
Yeah, he's your dad"
I love you, dad