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 the wife
if she did she never did say so to daddy
the only things
that seemed to be important in the night
was to make our house a home and make us happy
mama never wanted 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 the staying home
if she did she never did say so to daddy
and she never missed the flowers
and the gifts 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
she didn't even 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 could not believe it
the words that she had written there to daddy
she said our kids are old enough
they don't need me very much
so i've gone and search for love i need so badly
i have needed you so long
but i just can't keep holding on
she never meant to
come back home but she did
she never did say so to daddy
mama's gone goodbye to daddy