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I want you to know
Many years have come and gone
But children do grow
Even though their fathers are not around
So how come you saying
The same old things that you used to say
So many years ago
But today is a different day
I was a baby
When you walked out that door
But daddy I'm not a child anymore
I don't want no baby talk
Your baby talk unbearable
It is sounding sensible
Even though we are of one flesh
Still our conversation can't mesh
No baby talk
You've been away for such a long while
In your eyes I am still a child
So look at me
Closely
Daddy
And you'll see for sure
That I am not a child
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
I couldn't then
And I still cannot understand
Help me comprehend
How you could ignore your obligation
Can you tell me now
Was I less than you expected
So you abandoned me
You left me broken hearted
Now you stand before me
So pompous and pure
Calling me your baby
But I'm not a child anymore
I can't take this baby talk
Your baby talk ain't making no sense
Not on par with my intelligence
And what your eyes tell you is the truth
I am now in the prime of my youth
No baby talk
The Bible say forget and forgive
But I can't forget as long as I live
So look at me
Closely
Daddy
And you'll see for sure
That I am not a child
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
I am really hurt
Look I'm hurting real bad daddy
Don't come into my future
When you never tried to share my past with me
Curious in a hostile world
No one to answer my call
You were not around at all
To cushion me when I fall
Don't mama guy me
You could beg
You could implore
But don't call me baby
Cause I'm not a child anymore
I don't want no baby talk
Because it's unintelligible
That baby talk to me is trouble
I know you're not aware of my age
It's a brand new book and a brand new page
No baby talk
Just look around my lips it is clear
No drip of my mother's milk there
So look at me
Closely
Daddy
And you'll see for sure
That I am not a child
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore
Not a child anymore