SFC39 - The Little One (by Reid Stevens)

Sitting watching my TV
A pizza on my knee
Cold beer close at hand
I hear the telephone ring
I can't change a thing
She won't understand.

She says "Daddy, I can't get to sleep
And teddy can't sleep too.
No-one reads me stories like you do.
The other man don't play games
Like we used to do
And monsters are real scary
They chase away my fairy."
The little one gets me every time.

Though we did our very best
It didn't stand the test
We went our separate ways
Never heard and never seen
She's caught in between
No matter where she stays

She says "Daddy, I can't get to sleep
And teddy can't sleep too.
No-one reads me stories like you do.
The other man don't play games
Like we used to do
And monsters are real scary
They chase away my fairy."
The little one gets me every time.

---(Reid Stevens)---

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