Daddy had a secret   In a hiding a place   His son would retrieve it   On his dying day, yeah      Those times were something   They were something      He taught him how to love   He taught him how to fight   He stressed the need to work   For all the things he'd like      And those times were something   They were something   Those times were something   They were something, yeah      And after school one day   The boy went through some things   He found a letter there   And fell down to his knees   He wasn't suppose to be there, yeah      The letter read I'm not your daddy   But I sure would like to be   But there's one thing blood can't take away   And that's that well always be friends      And those times were something   They were something   Those times were something   They were something, yeah      Those times were something   They were something   Those times were something   They were something, yeah