Daddy Was A Hard Working Honest Man

(album: Love's Gonna Get Ya - 1986)

Daddy was a hard working honest man
He built our home with his own hands
Working long days, and late every night for the family

When evening came and the sun went down
He and old John would still be making the rounds
Doing all he could, to make ends meet for the family

He never had to say how he felt inside
I could see it in his eyes and feel it when he cried
Somehow I just always knew, my daddy's love was true

Daddy was a hard working honest man
He built our home with his own hands
Lord, we sure could use more good men like daddy

So much I've learned to understand
Holding daddy's calloused hands
And listening as he dreamed and planed for the family

Now things have changed since he's been gone
But in my heart, his dream lives on
And I'll do my best to carry on like daddy

I pray every night that folks would see
The love of my lord and my daddy, and me
And my only dream is that one day
My little boy will say

"My daddy was a hard working honest man
He built our home with his own hands
Lord, we sure could use, more good men like daddy
Lord, we sure could use, more good men like daddy

Daddy was a hard working honest man