I bet you could've used a minute
Just a little time alone
But you let me be your little shadow
Following wherever you would go
Then I got a little older
And you gave me space to grow
I don't ever seem to tell you enough but
I want you to know

When God made you my father
He knew who I'd need
When he picked you from the others
He could already see
That you would be my hero
And everything I wanna be
When God made you my father
He was being good to me

I come to you with all my secrets
And you never, ever judge
And when I'm falling in my weakness
You give me strength to stand back up
No amount of miles could separate us
No place where I don't feel your love
You say I'm the gift that heaven gave you
But daddy I'm the lucky one

'Cause when God made you my father
He knew who I'd need
When he picked you from the others
He could already see
That you would be my hero
And everything I wanna be
When God made you my father
He was being good to me

You'll always be my father
No one can replace you
There would never be another
That could ever fill your shoes
'Cause daddy you're my hero
And everything I wanna be
When God made you my father
He was being good to me
Yeah, he was being good to me