I remember when I was young, running joking laughing having fun.
Then something happened in my life, first time that I’d felt terrified.
Voices exploding in the night, that sound just stabbed me like a knife.
I heard the slamming of a door,
My life had changed for evermore.

1st CHORUS
Hey Daddy, please don’t leave us alone.
Hey Daddy, please not all on our own.
Hey Mamma, please stop crying,
My friends are saying things, I know they’re lying.
Hey Mamma, tell me what we’re gonna do

2nd VERSE
My life would never be the same, maybe it’s me that was to blame,
I grew up as fast as I could, not always doing what I should.
I started missing out in class, soon I was going nowhere fast.
Got in with guys I shouldn’t have done, I swear I’ve never seen that gun.

2nd CHORUS
Hey Daddy, whats the reason you’re not speaking
Hey Daddy, wont you tell me what you’re thinking
Hey Mamma, please stop crying
My friends are saying Ithings I know they’re lying
Hey Mamma, tell me what we’re gonna do


GUITAR 

3rd VERSE
When I get out this prison cell, I need to think about myself.
I’m gonna pull my life around, get a job and then settle down.
My life has taught me to be strong, taught me to see why I went wrong.
You’ve got to love your fellow man, life’s about giving all you can.

3rd CHORUS
Hey Daddy, can’t we be a family again
Hey Daddy ,everybodies suffered enough pain
Hey Mamma, please stop crying,
My friends are saying things I know they’re lying,
Hey Mamma, tell me what we’re gonna do.
Hey Daddy, please stop crying, my friends are saying things I know they’re lying.
Hey Mamma, tell me what we’re gonna do.