Confederate Railroad - Daddy never was caddy kind

^GWe were poor when I was a youngun I don't remember ever going hungry ^Cadd9Daddy made sure we didn't do ^Gwithout ^GI went to school with some of these fellas They had money and I was jealous ^Cadd9I didn't know then what I know ^Gnow Daddy'd say you ^Dcan't judge a book by looking at its cover It's ^Cwhat's inside that ^Dreally matters

Daddy never ^Gwas the Cadillac ^Cadd9kind He said some ^Cthings just glitter and ^Dshine He taught us that ^Glove was the ^Cadd9one thing money couldn't ^Cbuy Daddy never ^Dwas the Cadillac kind^G

^GI left home right out of high school Bought me a big car thought I was real cool ^Cadd9Cruisin' around the old neighbor^Ghood ^GI'd see Dad after church on Sunday I'd say you'll have to go riding with me someday ^Cadd9He just said no, I never under^Gstood ^DHe asked me how I bought it, I told him on credit ^CDaddy just smiled, ^DI'll never forget it

^GIt took a while but now I'm grown ^Cadd9I've settled down with kids of my own ^CThe more I give them ^DThe more they want

^GDaddy left us last November I don't remember him ever looking better ^Cadd9All laid out in his Sunday ^Gbest ^GI'm sure instead of all the attention All he'd of wanted was a few words mentioned ^Cadd9A simple man simply laid to ^Grest ^DAs they drove him away in that big Cadillac With a ^Ctear in my eye I ^Dhad to laugh