Story Behind The Song

A true story.

Song Description

Mother died and father blamed son/daughter because the child had pneumonia and the mother caught it and died. Relationship song where child finally realizes that Daddy really loved him/her.

Lyrics

AND DADDY CRIED Fran Powers ? BMI
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1. Mama died when I was two, and Daddy always blamed me
I overheard him talking once, he said I had pneumonia.
Mama stayed up day and night and held me to her breast.
Mama always worked so hard, she never got much rest.
And due to her condition, she grew weak as I grew strong
At three a.m. one Thursday , she was gone. (She passed on.)

Chorus:

AND DADDY CRIED, ?Oh Lord, oh Lord, Why did you take my wife?
You took away my woman, my lover and my life.
And left me with this tiny girl (boy) ( child) to try and take her place,
For seven days, my Daddy couldn?t look upon my face.

2. Daddy tried, I know he did, but what else could he do?
Every time he looked at me, he saw a younger you, Mom
And when I tried to talk to him, his eyes just looked right through.
I could almost hear him say, ?Why didn?t God take you??
But I?ve never doubted, in my life, I was put here for a task.
Tell me what it is, Lord, that?s all I ask.

Chorus # 2 words:

And I cry ?Lord, Oh Lord, Oh Lord, why did you spare my life?
You must have had a reason, (Lord), to make us pay this price.
And if you had a reason, Lord, I wish you?d make it known.
I don?t know just how long I can go on.?

3. Daddy died a year ago, we never got real close.
I grew up and moved away and he lived with (Mom?s) her ghost.
I wish that I had told him that I finally could forgive.
I can?t blame my Daddy for the life (way) I chose to live.
I wish that I had told him, ?Dad, You?ve got to let her go?.
I forgive the pain I?ve felt and Dad, I love you so.

Chorus # 3 words:

And I cry Lord, Oh Lord, Oh Lord, Now that my Daddy?s gone
I wish I?d never left him there to live his life alone.
**I never got to tell my Daddy half the things I?d planned
**Optional line) Time went by, I never told him half the things I?d planned.
But it?s not ours to question, what is in God?s Master Plan.

Final Chorus:
And we cry, Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, You took away our life,
I didn?t have a Mother, He didn?t have a wife
But now I know he?s up in heaven holding Mama?s hand.
It?s not ours to question what is in God?s Master Plan,

(Tag) : I know he?s up in heaven now, just holding Mama?s hand.



Optional tags:I hope ( know) he?s up there listening, and holding Mama?s hand.

I wish that I had said to him, Dad, I love you so.
I hope he?s up there listening , so maybe he will know