[Verse 1] She was five years old when she saw her daddy last Mama moved her away She was always told her daddy never mattered much That daddy didn’t want to stay No postcards, no presents, no more phone calls They said it was all daddy’s fault Just a girl without her daddy’s heart A girl without her start [Chorus] Daddy don’t leave, my dolls are right here Daddy, I need your thoughts and your prayers Daddy, help me be the woman I am Daddy, be here with me as my best friend [Verse 2] Five years passed and her mama had a new man Almost forgot her daddy’s name She hid the tears deep down inside her But the nights still felt the same Almost every day cast a shadow Of her daddy’s eyes Then she remembered standing in the doorway The day she watched him leave [Chorus] Daddy don’t leave, my dolls are right here Daddy, I need your thoughts and your prayers Daddy, help me be the woman I am Daddy, be here with me as my best friend [Verse 3] Brothers moved out of mama’s house When they were just sixteen Moved in with Grandpa on a Friday night Just trying to escape the pain Mama fought demons, wasn’t herself Couldn’t pay the bills on time I moved out two years later Just to leave her reign behind [Chorus] Daddy don’t leave, my dolls are right here Daddy, I need your thoughts and your prayers Daddy, help me be the woman I am Daddy, be here with me as my best friend [Bridge] One summer night in the month of July A Chevy pulled up to the curb Out stepped a man in a worn T-shirt Smiling at his girl He said, “I sent the postcards and presents every year I called you every week” I hugged him right there with tears in my hands Daddy’s little girl [Chorus] Daddy don’t leave, my dolls are right here Daddy, I need your thoughts and your prayers Daddy, help me be the woman I am Daddy, be here with me as my best friend [Final Verse] I knew my dad for three short months That summer before he passed Melanoma took his final breath Took what little time we had [Final Chorus] Daddy don’t leave, my dolls are right here Daddy, I still need your prayers Daddy, you helped me become who I am Daddy, you’ll always be my best friend
