Hold out your little hand Open up your little eyes Daddy is waiting here To comfort all your newborn cries A little smile upon your face Looking up in sweet surprise Daddy is waiting here God knows, he tries and tries Looking at you Makes me want to get older Makes me want to shout it out It makes me want to shout Looking at you Little head on my shoulder Now that's what it's all about That's what it's all about Lying there, so cosy warm While the winter tempest blows Daddy is waiting here to tell you everything he knows We will laugh and we will cry For nothing is the way it seems Daddy is waiting here To help you through your newfound dreams Looking at you Makes me want to get older Makes me want to shout it out It makes me want to shout Looking at you Little head on my shoulder Now that's what it's all about That's what it's all about There is no way to know What brings the summer breeze The tide of time will take us She wants to please So hold out your little hand open up your little eyes Daddy is waiting here And God knows he tries and tries Looking at you Makes me want to get older Makes me want to shout it out It makes me want to shout Looking at you Little head on my shoulder Now that's what it's all about That's what it's all about