I Never Knew My Father

Kate Wolf

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It was twenty-five years ago when I began my life The second child of a woman who tried hard to raise us right She married a man when I was just a babe Who treated me just like his own even giving me his name I never knew my father I only knew his name I never knew the way he moved How he talked or what he said Now I'm grown and mama says "You're like your daddy just the same" Sometimes I got to wondering about this man I never knew When I'd find myself into something just the way he used to do Heard stories all my life of how he loved to sing And how he would take apart and fix most anything I never knew my father I only knew his name I never knew the way he moved How he talked or what he said Now I'm grown and mama says "You're like your daddy just the same" I can't say that I don't care that he died before I was born I get to asking why he did and I'll probably ask some more My life's been good and I can't say that I've had it bad But now I'm seeing years that my dad never had I never knew my father I only knew his name I never knew the way he moved How he talked or what he said Now I'm grown and my mama says "You're like your daddy just the same"

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Cette chanson évoque le parcours d'une femme qui n'a jamais connu son père, son existence étant seulement connue à travers le nom qu'il lui a laissé. Elle parle de sa mère qui a fait de son mieux pour l'élever, et de l'homme qui a pris soin d'elle comme un véritable père, lui offrant son nom et son affection. En grandissant, elle ressent une connexion mystérieuse avec cet homme dont elle ne sait presque rien, découvrant des traits de caractère qui sembleraient venir de lui, même si elle ne peut pas vraiment l'imaginer. Dans un paysage de réflexions sur son identité et sa lignée, elle se questionne sur l'absence de son père, tandis qu'elle se rend compte des années de vie qu'il n'a pas pu connaître. Cette introspection met en lumière les sentiments de perte et de curiosité qui accompagnent ceux qui n'ont jamais eu l'occasion de connaître leurs proches disparus.

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