To Daddy Emmylou Harris

[Verse 1]
Mama never seemed to miss the finer things of life
If she did, she never did say so to daddy
She never wanted to be more than a mother and a wife
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

[Verse 2]
The only thing that seemed to be important in her life
Was to make our house a home and make us happy
Mama never wanted any more than what she had
If she did, she never did say so to daddy

[Verse 3]
He often left her all alone, but she didn't mind the 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

[Verse 4]
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

[Bridge]
One morning we awoke just to find a note
That mama carefully wrote and left to daddy
And as he began to read it, our ears could not believe it
The words that she had written there to daddy