In basement games I could do okay
I could rack them up and hold my own
Those countless nights on the losing end
Well they gave me a bit of an edge
All that time he spent on me
My dear old dad he must have believed...
He never let me win
Instead I learned a lesson
He gave me goals that I could reach
He never let me win
But he built my confidence
He gave me more than I'd ever need
More than I 'd ever need
A glove box full of licorice
At home for dinner by six
He never let on what was going on
I never knew about his success
He was humble that way
It's just one of the things that made him great
He never let me win
Instead I learned a lesson
He gave me goals that I could reach
He never let me win
But he built my confidence
He gave me more than I'd ever need
More than I 'd ever need
As a man out on my own
I was stunned to realize
That the man I'd always known
Was a giant in people's eyes
I don't know why I didn't see
What had always been right in front of me
He never let me win
Instead I learned a lesson
He gave me goals that I could reach
He never let me win
But he built my confidence
He gave me more than I'd ever need
More than I 'd ever need