Daddy why do you work so much the work
Is it for the fork the stork the cork
No Daddy work is for sharing ice cream the work
So we can buy a cone and share it the work
I leave before you wake and come home when you sleep the work
The paperwork piles high and the network never ends the clockwork
Of obligation drives my days and the framework traps me tight the stork
Carrying bills instead of babies feels wrong the torque
Of responsibility crushes me and the woodwork of my office grows the metalwork
Of my soul is hardening fast and I forgot the beadwork
Of your smile that used to greet me every evening the brushwork
Of your drawings on the fridge is fading the housework
Daddy why do you work so much the work
Is it for the fork the stork the cork
No Daddy work is for sharing ice cream the work
So we can buy a cone and share it the work
My daughter asked me why I'm always gone the work
I said the bills need paying and the network needs my time the clockwork
She said Daddy you don't need the fork
To eat ice cream with me just the cork
Of a shared cone the stork
Brings babies not money the torque
Of your absence is breaking me the woodwork
Of our family is rotting the housework
Daddy why do you work so much the work
Is it for the fork the stork the cork
No Daddy work is for sharing ice cream the work
So we can buy a cone and share it the work
And I understood the truth she'd framework
Into my soul that work isn't the network
Of meetings and emails it's the beadwork
Of moments shared it's the brushwork
Of laughter it's the legwork
Of playing together it's the footwork
Of chasing dreams together it's the firework
Of love work is for sharing ice cream the work
Daddy why do you work so much the work
Is it for the fork the stork the cork
No Daddy work is for sharing ice cream the work
So we can buy a cone and share it the work