[Verse 1: Roots-rock male lead, heavy swinging drums, dual overdriven guitars, raw Roots-rock howl] Daddy's truck is in the yard with the windows rolled down Daddy's hat is on the nail and his boots are by the couch Daddy's number's in my phone, I ain't ever took it out Every first of the month I pay it, y'all, without a doubt Forty dollars and some change for a line that never rings For a man who never learned how to work the dang thing But he set that greetin' up the week he bought it new And he cussed at it twice and then he got it through [Hook: Roots-rock male lead, full band, huge Roots-rock chorus] Hey, you got Earl, leave a message at the tone Every month I pay the bill to keep you on the phone Thirty-one seconds of you sayin' I'm not in Then I hang up at the beep and I call you back again [Verse 2: Roots-rock male lead, deep bass guitar, dual overdriven guitars, raw Roots-rock howl] I call him from the feed store, I call him from the bar I call him from the shoulder with my hazards on the car I call him when the Tigers lose, I call him when they win Every time I get the beep, I lose my nerve again I reckon that I'm crazy, Lord, my wife says let it go But she don't know the way he laughs on the second hello Then a letter came on Tuesday in a envelope of red Said the number gets released at the end of the month, it said [Hook: Roots-rock male lead, full band, huge Roots-rock chorus] Hey, you got Earl, leave a message at the tone Every month I pay the bill to keep you on the phone Thirty-one seconds of you sayin' I'm not in Then I hang up at the beep and I call you back again [Bridge: Roots-rock male lead, voicemail beep on the first downbeat, the band plays straight through it, raw Roots-rock howl] So I sat out on the tailgate on the thirtieth at ten Dialed it one more time and I heard him laugh again And the beep came, and I didn't hang it up Told him the creek came up and we lost the old pup Told him that his grandson's got his walk and got his chin Told him I'm sorry for the last thing that I said to him Told him I'm fine, Daddy, told him I'm a mess Ran the whole tape out, and I left him my best [Final Hook: Roots-rock male lead, full band, huge Roots-rock chorus] Hey, you got Earl, leave a message at the tone Every month I pay the bill to keep you on the phone Thirty-one seconds of you sayin' I'm not in Then I hang up at the beep and I call you back again [Outro: Roots-rock male lead, dual overdriven guitars ringing out] First of the month came, and the line went dead But I said it all, Daddy, everything I never said [End]
