A boy walks past a window of a glowing open sign
Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains
Rings a bell up on the counter
Hands a picture to the man
Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away
Said, sir, I've heard you can build anything
Could you build me a daddy
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern draw
And a crooked smile if you can
Cause I sure am missing
Maybe you could bring him back
If I walked in with him
It sure would make mama happy
If you could build me a daddy
There's an old Winchester raffle
Back home hanging on the wall
He promised me he'd teach me how to aim
And I'm not afraid to say
And he said when I got older
We could work on that curveball
I know he'd never want to miss a game
So here's a load of money that I've saved
Could you build me a daddy
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern draw
And a crooked smile if you can
Cause I sure am missing
Maybe you could bring him back
If I walked in with him
It sure would make mama happy
If you could build me a daddy
Give him a big heart
Make his arms wide open
I know he misses me
So Mr. I.O.D.
I was hoping
You could build me a daddy
Strong as Superman
Make him ten feet tall with a southern draw
And a fishing pole in his hand
Cause I sure am missing
Maybe you could bring him back
If I walked in with him
It sure would make mama happy
If you could build me a daddy
Could you build me a daddy
Could you build me a daddy