I heard about, I heard about your daddy got sick
Drove down to the river to die alone
Seven days, seven days till they found him all
Wrapped up in a blanket on the boatSo we put him in the ground
Down, down, down
Your momma said, "Stay strong, don't cry"
So that is what you didYears later, years down
Later down the road
On a bus with your FM Radio, half drunk
A cigarette hanging outWhat happened to your lonely soul?
Crying out
What happened to your lonely soul?
Screaming outYou said try and lose
You said try and loseEverything you've known
Everything you've seen
Everything you've loved
Everything you've beenAnd everywhere you walk
Every song you sing
Every time you wake
It haunts you once againMy daddy ain't coming home
Daddy ain't coming home
My daddy ain't coming home
Daddy ain't coming home
My daddy ain't coming home