Daddy Did His Best

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 death 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

Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord