8.

Daddy Did His Best

Jerry Chesnut

© Tree Pub, BMI

I remember when my daddy worked all day for just a dollar
And he never saved a penny, but at least the bills were paid
I've never seen a man work half as hard and come home half as tired
Then give the Lord a tenth of all he made

Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion
And so many times he's told me this old world is not his home
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord

Now I've never seen a man that had more reason for complaining
But he'd smiled at me explaining how he never walked alone
When they called me to his death bed I remember how my daddy just looked up
And smiled and said I'm going home

Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion...

Since my daddy left this world for one much better
I've been watching people worrying more
Working for the things they can't afford
In a world that's filled with problems
No one's ever found the answers
To the things my daddy left up to the Lord

Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion...

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