I took my daddy's secret and passed it on to him
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
Last night I dreamed I'd died and stood outside those Pearly Gates
He said daddies don't just love their children every now and then
When I became a father in the spring of '81
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
If they know half the things I've done, they'll never let me in
And he said
It's a love without end, Amen, it's a love without end, Amen
I said
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
You see daddies don't just love their children every now and then
He said daddies don't just love their children every now and then
When dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then somewhere from the other side, I heard these words again
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's son
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
Then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waitin' for the worst
Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
It's a love without end, Amen, it's a love without end, Amen
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
And they said
