TO BE A STEP DAD ISN'T EASY BUT TO THINK THE GOOD WILL OUT WEIGH THE BAD
I WAS NOT THERE TO HOLD THEM AS A BABY BUT I CAN TRY AND BE THERE TODAY WHEN THEY ARE SAD
I MISSED THERE FIRST STEPS AND WAS NOT THERE TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL OR SEE THEM THE FIRST TIME THEY FELT THE SUN
I NEVER SAW THERE FIRST CANDLES BLOWN OUT OR EVEN THE FIRST THIRTEEN
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THERE FIRST WORD WAS OR EVEN THERE FIRST FOOD THE TASTED
I WISH I COULD TURN BACK TIME AND WITNESS ALL THOSE MISSED YEARS AND BE WITH YOU FOR THEM ALL
THEY MAY NOT BE MY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN BUT I TRY AND LOOK AT THEM AS MY OWN AND TRY AND SHOW IT AS BEST I CAN
I HAVE MISSED THE FIRST TIME AT XMAS WHEN THEIR EYES LIT UP SO BRIGHT FOR THAT CHRISTMAS FUN
BUT INSTEAD OF LOOKING BACK I WILL LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND THANK MY DESTINY FOR THE BEST PRE MADE FAMILY A MAN COULD HAVE
I WILL TRY AND REMEMBER THAT ANYONE CAN BE A FATHER BUT IT TAKES A MAN TO BE A STEP DAD