To Daddy

Mama never seemed to miss the finer things in life
 If she did, she never did say so to daddy
 She never wanted to be more than mother and a wife
 If she did, she never did say so to daddy
 The only thing that seemed to be important in 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, cheated ma' into 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 mama carefully wrote and left for daddy
 And as he began to read it, our ears could not believe it
 Words she had written there to daddy
 She said, "The kids were older now, they don't need me anymore
 I've gone to search for love I need so badly
 I 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