Daddy's Gone Lyrics - Singles - Jennifer Brown

She was only 16, didn't know the first thing about life 

Just tryin' to do right & just doin' her momma wrong 

And her daddy walked out, he was talked out, no more hangin' about 

Tryin' 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 movin' on 

Leavin' momma 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 drinkin' 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 can run away from home 

Bill was calling up his girl in the middle of the night 

Said, "i'm not your old man who ain't doin' you right. your... 

Daddy's gone, daddy's gone movin' on 

Leavin' momma at home he found another woman 

Now he's gone 

Daddy's gone leaving a legacy of love gone wrong 

At the age of 65, she was the single mother of nine 

Every now and then she would praise her momma 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, never again 

With the graying in her hair and the wisdom of age 

She would try to forgive the man no one could save 

No one could save her