To the Dad�s on Christmas Day
From all your daughters and/or sons
Gratitude is what they shall pay
Even though they know not what you�ve done.

For when they were young
There wasn�t much for you to do
Toys came all but pieces of one
And complications were few.

As your children age away
The latest toys are admired
They smile at you and then say
Some assembly required?

For when they were young

There wasn�t much for you to do

Toys came all in pieces of one

And complications were few

 

As your children age away

The latest toys are admired

They smile at you and then say

Some assembly required?

 

The three words you have feared

Have come from your little one

At the present you leered

And say I�ll let you know when I�m done

 

Off you go with tools in hand

You find the directions and say

What�s written here is from another land

And that this is going to take all day

 

You don�t need the directions anyway

You can figure this out by yourself

Folding flap c and use part a

You build it better than anyone else

 

To your child you bring the gift 

With your hands cut and bruised

The gratitude goes to anyone but you

Now comes the feeling of just being used

 

But you see your child full of joy

You smile and think to your self

Next time there is an unassembled toy

Give it to that jolly old elf

 

Gratitude from your child is rare

And often is misplaced

You think that it�s only fare

To get even a different time and place

 

When your children have children of their own

You visit on Christmas day is inspired in ways

As you hear the feared words you have known

Now it�s their turn to assemble the gifts these days

 

So to parents that work for a child�s smile

Thank you for all that you�ve done

This Christmas gift may have taken awhile

Sweet revenge you have won