Dad’s Hat

[Verse 1]
Brought up in Brooklyn
Just across from the park
As good a place as any
For the story to start
I rode in the ???
Who was honest and true
A man whose face
In time we all knew
The borough was electric
With sights and its sounds
And the tangle of tenants
Five floors from the ground
In this jungle of iron
Of concrete and steel
His brothers and sisters
Never longed for a meal

[Chorus]
But don't hide from the truth
He gave up his dreams
So mine could come true
And all that's left to do
Is make you proud

[Verse 2]
It came out of nowhere
They were leaving the USA
To where the culture was old
Called temporary
Where the houses were crammed in and the soil never parched
Where they'd all call him "Yank"
Where he'd make his new start

[Chorus]
But don't hide from the truth
He gave up his dreams
So mine would come true
And all that's left to do
Is make you proud

[Chorus/outro]
But don't hide from the truth
To ?????
???? well do
And all he had to do
Was falter just once
But that wouldn't do
And all that's left to do
Is make you proud