Emmylou Harris To Daddy Lyrics

To Daddy Lyrics

(Dolly Parton)
  
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