Daddy's Gone Songtext
von Jennifer Brown

She was only 16
Didn′t know the first thing about life
Just trying to do right
Just doing her mama wrong
And her daddy walked out
He was talked out
No use hanging about
Trying to keep his happy face on
Guess papa ain't that strong

And he left his little girl
In the middle of the night
She was calling out his name
After hearing them fight


Daddy′s gone
Daddy's gone
Moving on
Leaving mama at home
He found another woman
Now he's gone
Daddy′s gone
Leaving a legacy of love gone wrong

When she turned 21
She found the big city life
And the neon lights
And drinking it up ′til dawn
Met her boyfriend Bill
Who couldn't sit still
Put her on the pill
And still she would wake up alone
Who could run away from home

But Bill was calling up his girl
In the middle of the night
Said I′m not your old man
Who ain't doing you right


Your daddy′s gone
Daddy's gone
Moving on
Leaving mama at home
He found another woman
Now he′s gone
Daddy's gone
Leaving a legacy of love gone wrong
Yeah
So wrong

At the age of 65
She was a single mother of nine
Every now and then
She would pray her mama to the Lord
And with tears in her eyes
She'd remember that night
After hearing them fight
She would never trust a man
No, no, no, never again

Since the greying in her hair
And the wisdom of age
She would try to forgive
The man no one could save
No one could save

But daddy′s gone
Daddy′s gone
Moving on
Leaving mama at home
He found another woman
Now he's gone
Daddy′s gone
Leaving a legacy of love gone wrong
Daddy's gone
Moving on
Leaving mama at home
He found another woman
He′s gone
Leaving a legacy of love gone wrong
So wrong, uh-uh

Daddy's gone
Daddy′s gone
So wrong
He moved on
Legacy of love
Daddy's gone
Daddy's gone
Mama at home