My daddy's takin' too long, that's what I say to my mom
I really need him to be here, he's missin' all the fun
I need him to read that story again
I need him to play that song
Ah, how much time can it take to come home?
My daddy's takin' too long
I'm so tired of starin' out the window
Watchin' the snow fallin' on the ground
It seems like a year and a day since he went off
To play in that far away town
Maybe his plane's overdue, maybe somethin's wrong
Last night, on the phone he said he'd be home
My daddy's takin' too long
My daddy's takin' too long, that's what I say to my mom
I really need him to be here, he's missin' all the fun
I need him to read that story again
I need him to play that song
Ah, how much time can it take to come home?
My daddy's takin' too long
Momma says, "Don't worry," Momma says "Try not to cry –
Someday, when you're older, you'll know all the reasons why"
My daddy's takin' too long, that's what I say to my mom
I really need him to be here, he's missin' all the fun
I need him to tell me that story again
I need him to play that song
Ah, how much time does it take to come home?
My daddy's takin' too long
Last night on the phone, he said he'd be home
My daddy's takin' too long