Five-And-A-Half Year Old Blues

I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way that once he done I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way that once he done He used to laugh and pick me up and cuddle me and hold me But now he's more inclined to yell and push and scold me I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way that once he done I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he used to do I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he used to do He used to let me climb his knee and hold him by the hand But now he's cold and distant. I just don't understand I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me like he did when I was two I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he once loved me I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he once loved me Oh, what is it that I have done that he withholds his touch? It must have been quite terrible for him to change so much I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me like he did when I was three I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he did before I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me the way he did before I must be wicked, bad, and mean, and horrible inside They'll see it written on my face. I've got to learn to hide I'm five-and-a-half and my Daddy doesn't love me like he did when I was four Oh, everything's so different since the day that I turned five Yes, everything's so different since the day that I turned five It must have been something I did that I have since forgotten All I know is every day I feel so sick and rotten Oh, everything's so different now. What's the point of staying alive?