Daddy's Treasure Chest

“I got this for you Daddy” is the little song he sings
He doesn’t really understand the happiness he brings
“Come and look at what I made” are words I often hear
I have a little box that holds these treasures oh so dear

We call it Daddy’s Treasure Chest and it’s a special place
For kept inside are gifts that bring a smile to my face
From time to time I’ll take it out whenever I feel down
It never fails to cheer me up and take away my frown

Inside are little trinkets that no one would care to see
But they are much more precious than a diamond ring to me
A little hand drawn picture of the “Super Devil Dude”
Some marbles and some colored rocks are things that I include

Each item is a memory of loving times we’ve had
A penny and a colored heart that says “I love you Dad”
A hardened piece of bubble gum he brought me home from school
To me this little heartfelt gift’s more precious than a jewel

There’s a little colored sea shell that fills my heart with bliss
Because he told me “Daddy we don’t have one that’s like this”
It really didn’t matter that I had six more of them
This one’s very special because it was a gift from him

A rusty bolt and washer and a burned out little fuse
Things that he found in the street he thought that I might use
A little plaster handprint with a date scratched on the back
A yo-yo with a broken string and a shiny bright thumb tack

A plastic purple dinosaur and a box of pencil lead
His favorite book of stories that so many times we read
An old pair of sunglasses that are cracked next to the rim
A broken rubber band to make a great sling shot for him

And when my son gets older then I hope he’ll understand
How great a gift he gave me with that broken rubber band
And how much love is stored inside that little cardboard box
Mixed with all the marbles, shells, and the little colored rocks

Each item is a gift of love and memory of fun
Given to a father by his precious loving son
And if you ever ask of me what gifts I love the best
I’ll show you an old worn out box called Daddy’s Treasure Chest