Daddy's Never Comin' Home

Intro

(Oh... Daddy)

Daddy... (Daddy)

Verse

I was eight years old, swingin' on that old tire swing

You pushed me high, laughin' loud, said "Hold on tight, my little thing"

Your boots were shined, your bag was packed, stars in your eyes so bright

You kissed my cheek, said "Be strong, baby girl, I'll be home by Friday night"

Pre-chorus

Letters came with stamps from far away

Your words kept me warm on those rainy days

But the days turned months, and the months dragged slow

I kept that window cracked, waitin' for your shadow

Chorus

Then the letter came today

Folded neat in government gray

"Deepest regrets, your father lost"

Daddy's never comin' home (never comin' home)

Daddy's never comin' home (oh, never comin' home)

I read it twice, fell to my knees

Screamin' silent, "Daddy, please"

Daddy's never comin' home

Verse

Mama held me tight, but her eyes were hollow too

We planted that flag in the yard, red white and blue

I wear your dog tags now, cold against my skin

Talk to the stars at night, wonder where you've been

Pre-chorus

Your voice on that last tape, cracklin' through the line

"Sing me that lullaby, baby, one more time"

I sang it soft, tears in my throat

Never knew it was goodbye you wrote

Chorus

Then the letter came today

Folded neat in government gray

"Deepest regrets, your father lost"

Daddy's never comin' home (never comin' home)

Daddy's never comin' home (oh, never comin' home)

I read it twice, fell to my knees

Screamin' silent, "Daddy, please"

Daddy's never comin' home

Bridge

Why'd you have to go fight those wars we can't win?

I needed your hands to braid my hair, to teach me how to swim

Now the house feels empty, echoes of your boots on the floor

Daddy, I'm your little girl forevermore (forevermore)

Chorus

Then the letter came today (came today)

Folded neat in government gray (government gray)

"Deepest regrets, your father lost" (lost)

Daddy's never comin' home (never comin' home)

Daddy's never comin' home (oh, never comin' home)

Daddy's never comin' home (Daddy...)

I read it twice, fell to my knees (to my knees)

Screamin' silent, "Daddy, please" (Daddy, please)

Daddy's never comin' home

Outro

(Oh... Daddy)

Never comin' home... (Daddy)

Never... home