Dolly Parton - Daddy Did His Best lyrics

I remember when my daddy worked all day for just a dollar And he never saved a penny, but at least the bills were paid I've never seen a man work half as hard And come home half as tired Then give the Lord a tenth of all he made Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord Now I've never seen a man that had more reason for complaining But he'd smiled at me explaining how he never walked alone When they called me to his d**h bed I remember how my daddy just looked up And smiled and said I'm going home Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord Since my daddy left this world for one much better I've been watching people worrying more Working for the things they can't afford In a world that's filled with problems No one's ever found the answers To the things my daddy left up to the Lord Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord