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Daddy's Girl

from The Hands That Hold Us by Nathan Barrow

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For my grandmother Joan~

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(Verse 1)
I’m a daddy’s girl or at least I’d be if I knew where my daddy was
‘Cause he left mama when I was three and now it’s just the two of us
Heard he took his guitar to play honky-tonk bars up and down the Georgia line
Where the talk is cheap and the liquor is clean and the people pay you for your time

(Verse 2)
Mama made the best of a perfect mess and she worked hard to win our bread
She said, “The Lord behaves in mysterious ways and I hope that that bastard’s dead”
And when my friend’s ask, “Joan, where’s your daddy gone?” I have to fight the feelings back
And I learned the hard way that even church folks will talk behind your back
Yea they’ll talk behind your back

(Chorus)
O, I would walk a hundred miles to see his face
And ask the questions that have shadowed all my days
Like, “Why, why, why’d you have to go?
And leave me here out on my own?”

(Verse 3)
Well, I love to sing more than any - thing, it’s a feeling like being free
The one thing I got before daddy took off was his way with a melody
I’d sing along to a Carter song and my mama would stop and sigh
And all the pain and hurt, all the beauty and dirt, made sense for a little while
It’d make sense for a little while

(Chorus)
O, I would walk a hundred miles to see his face
And ask the questions that have shadowed all my days
Like, “Are you lost out on the road?
And will you ever come back home?”

(Verse 4)
Well, on the mountain here the people pay dear just to catch a little news
It’s all wedding bells and market sales, “How’s the weather?” “When’s your baby due?”
But then the word came round you were back in town for two nights, or maybe three
You got a whole new life, a brand new wife and a girl who looks a little like me
I heard she looks a little like me

(Chorus)
O, I would walk a hundred miles to see his face
And ask the questions that have shadowed all my days
So sing your sad and lonesome songs
‘Cause daddy’s little girl is gone

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from The Hands That Hold Us, released April 26, 2016

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Nathan Barrow Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Nathan is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter rooted in Americana music. Recorded by country-rock legend Chris Hillman ("When I Get a Little Money," also produced by Tom Petty), Nathan's music blends character-driven storytelling with catchy melodies and infectious rhythms. ... more

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