Daddy I told you I was gonna fly I'd get out of that town alive Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame Just like you, I got a lot in my heart It won't let me fall apart I'll always be your little girl I love you more than this whole world And daddy I told you Remember how you made me sing them hymns on the back porch Daddy, don't you know I'm carrying your spirit like a torch? Daddy I told you I was gonna fly I'd get out of that town alive Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame Just like you, I got a lot in my heart It won't let me fall apart I'll always be your little girl I love you more than this whole world And daddy I told you Brothers having babies, Mama's getting strong Things are changng Daddy I thank you, knew it all along I keep chasing down a dream It's bigger than you and me Daddy I told you I was gonna fly I'd get out of that town alive Don't worry, I kept your name and your picture in a frame Just like you, I got a lot in my heart It won't let me fall apart I'll always be your little girl I love you more than this whole world And daddy I told you