To Daddy -- Emmylou Harris

Mama never seemed to miss the finer things of life  If she did she never did say 
so to daddy   She never wanted to be more than a mother and a wife 
If she did she never did say so to daddy  The only thing that seemed to be important
to her life   Was to make our house a home and make us happy   Mama never wanted
any more than what she had   If she did she never did say so to daddy 

He often left her all alone but she didn't mind the staying home  If she did she never 
did say so to daddy  And she never missed the flowers and the cards he never sent her 
If she did she never did say so to daddy   Being took for granted was a thing that
she accepted   And she didn't need those things to make her happy 
And she didn't seem to notice that he didn't kiss and hold her 
If she did she never did say so to daddy 

One morning we awoke just to find a note  That mama carefully wrote and left to daddy 
And as we began to read it  Our ears could not believe it 
The words that she had written there to daddy 

She said the kids are older now they don't need me very much 
And I've gone in search of love I need so badly  I have needed you so long but I just
can't keep holding on  She never meant to come back home  If she did she never did say
so to daddy   Goodbye to daddy 


            

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