My daddy used to sing 'bout a preacher man
Who lost his wife, she was his whole life
He kissed me then he took me in with his old gui- tar
Man, that second verse, I hung on every word
I drift off and get lost in between the melody and a dream
And he'd sing, please come back to me
We're gonna build this spring and start a family
Please just one more day, so much to say, don't leave this way
Lives on in my fondest memo- ries, he'd sing and I'd sleep
Well, I grew up like a weed through my teenage years
Oh, daddy tried but I'd barely even say goodnight
I'm sure he thought my mind was on girls and school
But I was just way to cool to say I love you
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But he didn't know that when I close my eyes and turn out the lights
That I'd hear, please come back to me
We're gonna build this spring and start a family
Please just one more day, so much to say, don't leave this way
Lives on in my fondest memo- ries, he'd sing and I'd sleep
And after all those nights and all these years
Here we are and here he is taken his last breath
And I'm man enough to cry, he's to young to say goodbye
He's all but left, and man, I'm scared to death
Please come back to me, right now I need you more than anythin'
Please just one more day, so much to say, wish you could stay
And he squeezed my hand and kissed me on the cheek
And said you sing and I'll sleep