Daddy ‘s words were always wise.
But I never seemed to realize,
The truth behind each thing he'd say,
It seems like yesterday.
At the time they made no sense,
A game of pretense,
Secrets hidden away
When it rains it pours,
The pot is calling the kettle black,
Things like that.
A pot watched will never boil,
Spare the rod, spoil the child,
Daddy smiled at me,
and said the apple doesn't fall
to far from the tree,
I've always heard
A man is only as good
as his word.
A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush,
Be careful of what you wish,
Knock on wood,
Expressions I never understood,
Don't put your eggs in one basket,
Don't count your chickens before
they hatch,
Don't put the cart before the horse,
if something is free there is a catch.
Have suddenly became
quite clear,
I wish daddy were here.
He left behind,
Something for me to find,
The meaning of his riddles,
Wise words for a lifetime.