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She was only 16, didn't know the first thing about life |
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Just tryin' to do right & just doin' her momma wrong |
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And her daddy walked out, he was talked out, no more hangin' about |
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Tryin' to keep his happy face on, guess papa ain't that strong |
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And he left his little girl in the middle of the night |
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She was calling out his name after hearing them fight |
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Daddy's gone, daddy's gone movin' on |
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Leavin' momma at home he found another woman |
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Now he's gone |
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Daddy's gone leaving a legacy of love gone wrong |
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When she turned 21, she found the big city life |
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And the neon lights and drinkin' it up 'til dawn |
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Met her boyfriend bill, who couldn't sit still, put her on the pill |
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And still she would wake up alone, who can run away from home |
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Bill was calling up his girl in the middle of the night |
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Said, 'i'm not your old man who ain't doin' you right. your... |
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Daddy's gone, daddy's gone movin' on |
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Leavin' momma at home he found another woman |
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Now he's gone |
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Daddy's gone leaving a legacy of love gone wrong |
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At the age of 65, she was the single mother of nine |
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Every now and then she would praise her momma to the lord ] |
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And with tears in her eyes, she'd remember that night after hearing them fight |
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She would never trust a man, no, never again |
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With the graying in her hair and the wisdom of age |
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She would try to forgive the man no one could save |
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No one could save her |