Daddy I don't wanna leave but I gotta
You know I hate to see you cry
I've been trying to make my way
But I wanna remain the apple of your eye
I, I'm grown up
I'm going out
You know I had to make
My own way somehow
I gotta leave but know I'm going
With a tear in my eye

Daddy you are not the only one crying
I hate to hear you talk like that
Oh somehow staying started
Feeling like dying
But I hate to see you doing so bad
Oh I'm grown up
I'm going out
You know it's far too late
To change my mind now
I gotta leave but know I'm going
With a tear in my eye

And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it
And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it

Daddy I don't wanna leave but I gotta
You know I thought I'd always stay
If home is where the heart is
I don't want it
My mind's been long gone anyway
I'm grown up, I'm going out
You know I had to make
My own way somehow
I gotta leave but know I'm going
With a tear in my eye

And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it
And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it
And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it
And I'll cry, I'll cry when I think about it
When I think about it

I'll cry (cry)
I'll cry (cry)
I'll cry (cry)
I'll cry (cry)

But that don't mean that I am gonna stay"