Daddy Thing
Jaheim Lyrics

Who
Who stepped in as a father figure

Who did the daddy thing
Who took on the responsibilities of being a father

When a father wasn't there
When the biological father was absent

Now usually
Typically

If there's a car seat
When there is a car seat

Up in the back seat
Located in the back of a vehicle

Or a tiny shoe swinging from the rear view mirror
Or a small shoe hanging from the front mirror of the car

A ring on her hand
The woman he is involved with is married

I could never be her man
He knows that he can't be with her because she is already married

But we got so close
Despite their situation, they became emotionally attached

Blew all my dough in the Baby Gap school clothes
He spent all of his money on clothes for the child from a high-end baby store called Baby Gap

Pretty little angel in berets and bows
The baby girl had cute accessories in her hair

And a button nose
The baby girl had a small nose

After a while started calling me daddy
Over time, the baby girl began to refer to him as daddy

I should've known that it couldn't last
He regrets not realizing that their relationship had no future

Should've known that you'd take him right back
He should have realized that the woman he was involved with would go back to her husband

I should've took off running
He wishes he had left the situation earlier

When I first saw her coming
When he first met the woman he became involved with

Would have never gotten so attached
He wishes he had not gotten emotionally invested

When her father wasn't there to participate
When the child's biological father was absent from her life

He got hit with a bid upstate
He has been incarcerated

Won't you tell me
Can you please tell me

I gave her everything
He gave the child everything she needed

Nobody nobody but me
He was the only one who stepped in to take care of the child

Now normally
Usually

I would just hit and run
He typically did not stick around in relationships

But can't you see
Don't you understand

I'm about you and your little one
He wants to be involved in the life of the woman and her child

I took the jokes from all of my folks
He took criticism from his friends and family about his involvement with a married woman and her child

How I got caught up playing step daddy
He got caught up in the role of being a father figure

I got my income tax
He received money from his tax return

And said fuck it
He decided to do something impulsive

And traded in your bucket
He traded in her old car for a new one

Cause that coupe wasn't big enough
The old car was not a suitable size for a family

I wasn't trying to replace him
He did not want to replace the child's biological father

Now that he's back around
Now that the biological father is present

Guess you don't need me now
He feels that he is not needed anymore because the biological father is back in the picture

You don't need me anymore
He feels that he is no longer necessary in their lives

On her first day of school
On the child's very first day of school

Holidays from the very first steps she made
He was involved in her life from the beginning

When she needed love, trust, patience and truth
When the child needed emotional support and guidance

I want you to tell me
I need you to tell me

And you know I was the man
He knows that he fulfilled the role of a father figure

A shoulder to cry on
He was there for emotional support

Someone to talk to
He was someone the child could confide in

I won't you to tell me
I need you to tell me

Who did the daddy thing?
Who fulfilled the role of the child's father figure

When her father wasn't there
When the biological father was absent

Who did the daddy thing?
Who stepped up to take care of the child when the biological father was absent