Piece by piece

And all I remember is your back
Walking towards the airport leaving us all in your past
I traveled 1500 miles to see you
I begged you to want me
But you didn't want to
But piece by piece he collected me
Up off the ground where you abandoned things
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He’ll never walk away
He’ll never ask for money
He takes care of me
He loves me
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father could stay
And all of your words fall flat
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back
But your love isn't free
It has to be earned
Back then I didn't have anything you needed
So I was worthless
But piece by piece he collected me
Up off the ground where you abandoned things
And piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me
At six years old and you know
He’ll never walk away
He’ll never ask for money
He takes care of me
Cause he loves me
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father could stay
Piece by piece
Piece by piece
I fell far from the tree
I’ll never leave her like you left me
She will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you I'm gonna put her first
He'll never walk away
He'll never break her heart
He'll take care of things
He'll love her
Piece by piece
He restored my faith
That a man can be kind
And a father should be great
Piece by piece