When I was a child   So wild and free   Sometimes I'd stumbled   Or fall from a tree      But I didn't worry   And I didn't care   I knew that my daddy   Would always be there      Oh, he was my friend   When no one could make   Never too busy   Oh, he'd find a way      Then off we would rambled   With the wind in our hair   I knew that my daddy   Would always be there      But time has no mercy   For a growing young soul   It leaves us with memories   While it makes us grow old      I left my heart   When school days were through   With visions of freedom   Oh, when dreams do come true      I've never worried   And I've never cared   I knew that my daddy   Would always be there      One night while traveling   Word came by phone   The message was simple   You're needed at home      So once I did worry   For once I did care   I prayed that my daddy would wait for me there      Time has no mercy   For the growing young soul   It leaves us with memories   While it makes us grow old      But time has no mercy   For the growing young soul   It leaves us with memories   While it makes us grow old   While it makes us grow old