From the recording Freedom of Expression
Lyrics
Hey dad....I saw you on the tube last night
Singin’ Smokey Robinson
In a chair in our backyard
Oh and dad..... I said I like the songs you write too
And someday you're gonna write a hit song
That'll be grand
And take us all to Disneyland
Daddy Is a songwriter, a songwriter
We hear him in his room at night
Singin’ words any nut could write
Daddy is a songwriter
Hey dad...... we've grown up listening to your songs
When mom moved out........ you were prolific then
Oh and dad........ I said like the songs you dream up
And one day you're gonna write
A hit song, that'll be cool
And buy us all a swimmin’ pool....
Chorus, Solo
I like the one about baseball, I like the one about sky
But not the one about your broken heart
Or ratatouille pie
Hey dad, I heard you writin’ down the bones
Pouring out your heart
On that tinny ol’ guitar
Oh and dad, I know you're busy now
But one day you're gonna write a hit song
That'll be rude.....then maybe we could get some food!
Daddy is a songwriter, a songwriter
He's been writing songs for years
Songs that no one ever hears
Daddy is a songwriter, a songwriter
Boy I am really glad
That I am not like Dad
Daddy is a songwriter