Why does my daddy love me?
because his daddy loved him
great granddaddy loved because he got loved too.
but love’s all my daddy gave me
cause that’s all his daddy gave him
son, I’m sorry that is all I have for you
So the story goes, that once upon a hundred years ago
Mr. “never won nothing” farmer made a family grow
he raised it up so right that wouldn’t you know,
A county fair in heaven had a ribbon waiting for him.
Some people leave lots of money
for their children when they go
but no, not my grandfather
all we got from him was love
So, that’s why my daddy loves me
and his daddy loved him
great granddaddy loved because he got loved too.
but love’s all my daddy gave me
cause that’s all his daddy gave him
son, I’m sorry that is all I have for you
Now the story grows, in younger branches of the family tree
from 1938, right on down to me.
and though dads memory’s not what it used to be,
he can’t forget that Christmas morning
he told me he was sorry but…
“Some people leave lots of money
for their children when they go
but no, not your grandfather
all we got from him was love”
late a couple nights ago, my youngest on his tippy toes,
overheard his daddy cryin’.
I was sayin’ something to the lord
like ‘I wish I could give him more’
when my baby intervened.
He said:
Daddy why are you crying
stop apologizing
all that I‘ve ever wanted
was to be loved by you.
cause that’s what your daddy gave you
and that’s what his daddy gave him
great granddaddy knew, that you would love me too.
great granddaddy knew.
© Andy Shelton
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