Story Behind The Song
Based on a true story
Song Description
A son lets an absentee father know how he feels
| Song Length |
3:52 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Life, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
Brooks & Dunn, Tim Mcgraw |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SOME MEN ARE BORN WITH COURAGE
SOME ARE BORN WITH GRACE
SOME COME WITH A PURPOSE
YOU CAME WITH A SUITCASE
MAMA CALLED YOU A LOOKER
WITH A LEFT ARM TAN AND A FOOT LIKE LEAD
SAID NO MATTER WHERE YOU TURNED UP
YOUR HEART OUT-RAN YOUR HEAD
JUST A STONE SKIPPING ON THE RIVER
MADE YOUR SPLASH THEN DISAPPEARED
AND YOUR WORDS SMELLED JUST LIKE WHISKEY
EVERY TIME YOU PULLED ME NEAR
AND I'D SAY
DADDY, WHERE YOU BEEN?
DADDY, WHAT'D YOU SEE?
WHAT'S INSIDE THAT SUITCASE?
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR ME?
DADDY WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHY YOU GOTTA LEAVE?
WHAT'S INSIDE THAT SUITCASE?
TELL ME DADDY
IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR ME?
IN MY LITTLE WORLD YOU WERE LIKE AN EXPLORER
AND THE BLACK TOP WAS YOUR MAP
GUESS YOU CHANGED COURSE ONCE YOU DISCOVERED
THIS ORDINARY LIFE TOO FLAT
NOW TWENTY YEARS HAVE COME AND GONE
SINCE YOU BOTHERED SHOWING UP
BET YOUR COLD HEART NEVER STOOD A CHANCE
WITH THAT ROAD DUST IN YOUR BLOOD
CHORUS
THEY SAY YOU DIED AT A RED LIGHT WITH TWO DOLLARS IN YOUR JEANS
NOW YOU'RE BURNING DOWN THAT ONE LAST STRETCH OF ROAD
I BROUGHT ALONG YOUR SUITCASE TO LAY HERE AT YOUR FEET
DON'T IT MAKE A BETTER MARKER THAN THAT STONE
DADDY WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHY YOU GOTTA LEAVE?
WHAT'S INSIDE THAT SUITCASE?
WHAT'S INSIDE THAT SUITCASE
TELL ME DADDY
WAS THERE ANY ROOM FOR ME?