The Man I Used To Be

I hope you remember me, I was your daddy once
 Wearing a sailor cap and dirty nails
 To you I'm just a picture on your mother's mantelpiece
 Who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail
 Into battle and in your shadow
 Your daddy loves you still, yes I do
 I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast
 And turn into the man I used to be
 But I hope you have more sense than I, in matters such as these
 Medals don't mean a shit when a family is lost at sea
 Into battle and in your shadow
 Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
 Into battle and in your shadow
 Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does
 I save every moment I've reached out and almost touched you
 But they all fade away, must be a bad memory
 Into battle and in your shadow
 Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
 Into battle and in your shadow
 Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does, yes he does