He?s got her photograph   On a stand by his bed   Two on the mantle   And a thousands in his head      He can?t believe how fast she?s changing   It ain?t supposed to be like this   Every time he looks at her   He sees how much he missed      He missed her first steps   Her first words   And I love you, daddy      Oh, it hurts him so   To watch his baby grow      He sends the money down   Does his best to do his part   But it can?t compare   To what he pays with his heart      There?s still one unanswered question   That weighs heavy on his mind   Will she ever understand   When he tells her why?      He missed her first steps   Her first words   And I love you, daddy      It takes all he has to keep the hurt inside   What he wouldn?t give if he could turn back time      He missed her first steps   Her first words   And I love you, daddy