2025 Competition Entry:

Daddy Never Wavered by Judy Quan

Genre

Folk

Artist

Website

Co-writer(s)

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Performer(s)

Judy Quan

Description

I wrote this song as a tribute to my husband, who married into a ready made family and stepped up to become the best (only) dad my girls ever had. The song was soundtrack for a home made Father’s Day tribute, with his daughters adding recorded tribute speeches and photo slide show.
But it is also a tribute to all (Step up) parents. As the social media meme says: he healed a heart he didn’t break, and raised kids he didn’t make

Bio

I sang publicly as a folk singer in 1978 and toured “remote missile sites” for the US Army in Europe, with a military service member partner.

Lyrics

Daddy Never Wavered
Judy Quan

Mama was a single mom
With daughters all alone
Filling shoes of both a mom and dad

When Daddy came into our lives
A family ready made
He loved us as the dad we never had

Daddy was a young man
When he came into our life
He took us when he made our mom his wife

The vows he took in church that day
the ring upon his hand
A promise that he’d never walk away

Chorus:
Daddy never wavered, not even for a day
He loved us with a strong and gentle hand
Tho times were hard and life was rough
He never went away
He loves our mom
and loves us to this day

Verse 2
Our daddy he got older
as he walked along the way
His beard and head they got a little gray

His strong arms that held us tight
and back so strong and straight
They hurt a little more each passing day

He walks a little slower
but he walks with head held high
Our love has gotten stronger
with every day that passes by

And now we give our strength to him
As his eyes and ears grow dim
Our love for him grows stronger ev’ry day

Chorus

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