He'll make you mow the grass and do it for free When you think you're done he'll say rake the leaves He'll say it builds character but it's 90 degrees You'll cuss him under your breath He won't let you quit your football team Or hang with the kid who lives down the street 'Cause he heard he smokes dope and got holes in his jeans Lookin' back he was right, I guess Things dads do Act like he does when he don't have a clue and I know it seems Like he's flying by the seat of his outa style jeans You'll get embarrassed when he ruins your cool When he pulls out his camera on your first day of school And that's just a few of things dads do He hands you the keys to a hand-me-down truck And take 'em right back when you tear it up On your first broken heart he'll say son, tell you what Let's talk it out over a beer And when you get married he'll be your best man Pay for the booze and a bad cover band And he'll give a long speech and say this was God's plan And try not to cry but he will Things dads do Give you his old recliner for your new living room and he'll call too much And out of the blue without asking to show up he'll give you advise about your career And complain and ask why your fridge is full of weird beer That's just a few of things dads do Things dads do Sit in the waitin' room chewing Red Man 'Till the doctor comes out and says y'all come on in He'll say she looks perfect then and shake your hand and say now you'll understand Things dads do You'll think it's crazy 'till you're one too and you'll lose your mind In a couple of years sleepin' just three months time Next thing you know one's five and one's three And one's almost one and she's cuttin' her teeth And you're in his shoes And you're startin' to do more than a few things dads do