Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
What did he do it for
It never made it through our door

He drank the whole week away
And what can a family say
There must be a better way

Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try


Pick up the telephone
Tell him you want him home
To sit and watch the evenings pass

And readin' the Leaves of Grass

I'm caught in a closing door

It's pinning me to the floor
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try


I'm caught in a closing door
It's pinning me to the floor

Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try


When we're old and gray
And the things we say are the things we really mean
So why cause a scene

When things ain't what they seem
'Cause the end result's the same
Now what can a family say

There must be a better way
Now mama don't start to cry
Let's give him another try