Doug Stone - I Don't Call Him Daddy Lyrics

VERSE 1
It was 6 in the morning, when I made the county line,
There's someone I got to talk to, I can't get it off my mind,
He is just a kid, and he's in a pretty rough spot,
Two dimes make a phone call, and that's about all I've got.

VERSE 2
And how's my boy today, I know it's been 3 weeks,
But you know how far I've got to go these days to make ends meet,
And how's your momma now, with her new live-in friend,
Oh how I hate the ones that never seem to mend.

(Chorus)
He said, I don't call him daddy, but he takes care of things,
When you pick me up on Friday, are you gonna bring me anything,
Oh don't worry dad, you know, it don't matter what we do,
Cuz I don't call him daddy, he could never be like you.

VERSE 3
God bless the little hearts, they're the ones who really pay,
When mom and dad can't get along, and they go their seperate ways,
In a way I'm glad there's someone there, to fill the empty space,
Tears of understanding, straight down a dirty face

CHORUS

Be like you
Be like you

VERSE 4
He is quite a little man, growing up as fast as he can,
And I don't get to see him, half as much as I have planned,
There's so much I need to tell him, and so precious little time,
A little rain on the window, and a little wave, good-bye

CHROUS (2X)