I paid first and last month's rent
I wondered why I'm even carrying that old bed of mine
It is not like I ever sleep
All I do is to think of her
And wonder how I am gonna make tings work
Coz I know as a dad I've got a lot of responsibilites
Even though God gave this gift to the both of us
Somehow every other weekend is how it ended up

So when the telephone rings
I drop everything
Cause when all you got is that 8 o'clock
Nite nite daddy miss you a lot
I stop in my tracks
And I try to act strong when she calls
And I thank God
she can't hear tears when they fall

Now its her Dr. Seuss and me
and she's learning how to read
And I cant see those pictures
but I can hear those pages turn
And her mum says it bath time
so she blows a kiss through the line
I don't know what's worse
saying goodbye or talking to her
Coz I'm the one who should be there tucking her in the bed
But since her voice is all I have
I'm thankful for what I get

so when the telephone rings
I drop everything
Coz when all you got is that 8 o'clock
Nite nite daddy miss you a lot
I stop in my tracks
And I try to act strong when she calls
And I thank God she can't hear tears

If she knew I was crying
she might think it's her fault
oh but that's just me missing her
Every time we talk
Every time we talk

So when the telephone rings
I drop everything
Coz when all you got is that 8 o'clock
Nite nite daddy miss you a lot
I stop in my tracks
And I try to act strong when she calls
And I thank God she can't hear tears
when they fall