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Mama never seemed to miss the finer things in life
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
She never wanted to be more than mother and a wife
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
The only thing that seemed to be important in her life
Was to make our house a home and make us happy
Mama never seemed to want any more than what she had
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
He often left her all alone, she didn't mind staying home
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
And she never missed the flowers and the cards he never gave her
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
Being took for granted was a thing that she accepted
And she didn't need those things to make her happy
And she didn't seem to notice that he didn't kiss and hold her
If she did, she never did say so to Daddy
One morning we awoke, just to find a note
That Mama carefully wrote and left to Daddy
And as he began to read it, our ears would not believe it
The words that she had written there to Daddy
She said, "The kids are old enough, and they don't need me very much
So I've gone in search of love I need so badly
I have needed you so long and I can't keep holding on"
She never meant to come back home
And if she did, she never did say so to Daddy
One morning we awoke, just to find a note
That Mama carefully wrote and left to Daddy
And as he began to read it, our ears would not believe it
The words that she had written there to Daddy
She said, "The kids are old enough, and they don't need me very much
So I've gone in search of love I need so badly
I have needed you so long and I can't keep holding on"
She never meant to come back home
And if she did, she never did say so to Daddy
Mama's gone
Good-bye, Daddy