i don't call him daddy

Lyrics

it was six in the morning, when i made the county line, there's someone i got to talk to, i can't get it off my mind, he's just a kid, and he's in a pretty rough spot, two dimes to make a phone call, that's about all i've got, how's my boy today?, i know it's been three weeks, but you know how far i've got to go, to make those loose ends meet, how's your mama now, with her new live-in friend, oh, how i hate the wounds, that never seem to mend, and he says i don't call him daddy, but he takes care of things, when you pick me up on friday, are you gonna bring me anything?, oh, don't worry dad, ya know, it don't matter what we do, i don't call him daddy, he could never be like you, never be like you, god bless their little hearts, they're the ones who really pay, when mom and dad can't get along, and go their separate ways, in a way i'm glad there's someone, there to fill the empty place, tears of understanding, streak down a dirty face, and he says i don't call him daddy, but he takes care of things, when you pick me up on friday, are you gonna bring me anything?, oh, don't worry dad, ya know, it don't matter what we do, i don't call him daddy, he could never be like you, never be like you, be like you, be like you, he is quite a little man, growing up as fast as he can, and i don't get to see him, half as much as i had planned, there's so much i need to tell him, so precious little time, a little rain on the window, in a little wave goodbye, and he says i don't call him daddy, but he takes care of things, when you pick me up on friday, are you gonna bring me anything?, oh, don't worry dad, ya know, it don't matter what we do, i don't call him daddy, he could never be like you, never be like you, i don't call him daddy, but he takes care of things, when you pick me up on friday, are you gonna bring me anything?, oh, don't worry dad, ya know, it don't matter what we do, i don't call him daddy, he could never be like you, never be like you