Emmylou Harris

^A Mommy never seemed to miss the finer things of life
If she did, she never did say so to daddy ^E7
She never wanted to be more than mother and a wife
If she did she never did say so to daddy ^A
The only thing that seemed to be important in her life
Was to make our house a home and make us happy ^D
Momma never wanted any more than what she had ^A
If she did, ^E7 she never did say so to daddy
He often left her alone and cheated Ma into staying home
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
And she never missed the flowers and the cards he never sent her
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
Being took for granted was a thing that she accepted
And she didn't need those things to make her happy
And she didn't seem to notice that he didn't kiss and hold her
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
^D One morning we awoke, just to find a note
That momma carefully wrote and left for daddy ^E7
And as he beg ^D an to read it, our ears could not believe it
The words that she had written there to daddy ⁷
She said, "The kids are older now and they don't need me very much
And I've gone to search for love I need so badly
I have needed you so long but I just can't keep holding on
She never meant to come back home
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
Goodbye to daddy