The Day My Daddy Didn't Come Home

Album: Forever and Ever, Amen (2016)
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  • I listened for the sound of his old truck coming down the highway
    But he never did show up on that fateful Friday
    Darkness fell and I went inside, I remember it all so clear
    My mama sat with a goodbye letter in a pool of tears

    That the day when everything started going wrong
    The day my daddy didn't come home

    He was somewhere on the road to California
    Where the palm trees sway and the weather's always fine
    He had a new love by his side that left me wonderin'
    He sure left some broken-hearted folks behind

    From that day on, everything was different
    I played ball but he was never in the stands
    And mom remarried, and who on earth could blame her
    I just never really was his little man

    It was the saddest day my life had ever known
    The day my daddy didn't come home

    He was somewhere on the road to California
    Where the palm trees sway and the weather's always fine
    He had a new love by his side that left me wonderin'
    He sure left some broken-hearted folks behind

    Darlin' I know you and I have had our struggles
    Sometimes we've both wanted to leave and not come back
    Some say our kids are strong and in time they recover
    Well it's been long enough, and I'm still not over that

    The greatest argument I've got for holding on
    Is the day my daddy didn't come home

    He was somewhere on the road to California
    Where the palm trees sway and the weather's always fine
    He had a new life up ahead that left me wonderin'
    He sure left some broken-hearted folks behind

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