Daddy's Song Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Daddy's Song
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I got a day without
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nothing to do
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do not disturb on my
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door
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I sorta looked for some
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mess that she'd
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made
Or her
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sweet little socks on the
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But
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all that she left here was
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too many rooms
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just enough silence to
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break
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And I can't look at her picture right now
Time's about all I can
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take
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Last night I sewed up her
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toys that were torn
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And packed her suitcase
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again
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She looked so sweet as she
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lay there
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asleep
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Smiling and holding my
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hand
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We didn't talk all the
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way to the plane
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But she's too big now to
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cry
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Then when I kissed her she held me so tight
I couldn't tell her good
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bye
She said
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I wish that we lived
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together
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It gets so lonesome
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apart
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I'm missing somebody
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all of the time
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Daddy it's breaking my
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heart
It's not so bad out here
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living
alone
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Comfort's a stranger
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away
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And there's a freedom you
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find on your
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own
That's
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nearly worth what you
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pay
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It's just a shame she still
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wants us to be
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All that we seemed to
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before
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But we can't blame her for making believe
Something we don't any
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more
She said
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I wish that we lived
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together
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It gets so lonesome
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apart
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I'm missing somebody
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all of the time
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Daddy it's breaking my
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heart
FAQ
Who sang the the song Daddy's Song?
- The song Daddy's Song was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
