This child needs its father
Come back home, joe
This child needs its father
Come back home,
We both need you, joe

People talk as i walk with the baby
But i still hold my head high
With a smile i disguise the pain i feel
But they still see it in my eyes

I'm trying to do the best i can
But i refuse to let this baby hold another man

This child needs its father
Come back home, joe
This child needs its father
Come back home,
We both need you, joe

I just cry when i try to forget you
And i'm searching for something to do
But the baby starts fussing, and i see his face
And you know, he is the picture of you

I put our lives in you hands, joe
Because the love wouldn't be the same with another man

He calls for daddy everyday
But you're not there
I am running out the things to say
How can i tell him you just don't care?

This child needs its father
Come back home, joe
This child needs its father
Come back home,
We both need you, joe