Song Description
The singer laments the strictness of his/her just deceased father.
Song Length |
4:13 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Rock - General |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Language |
English |
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Lyrics
Daddy, Why?d You Have to be so Hard?
Words & Music by Winston Montgomery
Verse:
I saw you on the day you died
I told myself I wouldn?t cry
Why should I waste the tears?
Momma was grasping at your hand
I know she deserved a better man
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Verse:
You bragged about your hardscrabble youth
Dry earth, dry wells and chicken coops
But telling lies was the one thing you enjoyed
Maybe I could understand
If you had been a drinking man
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Chorus:
Why?d you always have to hurt the ones who loved you so?
The ones who?ll need a lifetime to forgive
We all might have had better days
If you had simply walked away
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
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Verse:
I heard the preacher praise your name
Talk about your local fame
But only his boss knew the real you
I looked at Mama and she was in shock
I hope that coffin?s double locked
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Verse:
When you whupped me when I was bad
Maybe you were thinking about your Dad
Your eyes were miles and miles away
I could have been a better son
But that strap didn?t help me none
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Verse:
As they returned you to the earth
I had to ask what it was worth
I know how unhappy you must have been
Even though you?ve ceased to be
I hear your voice inside of me
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?
Daddy, why?d you have to be so hard?