Daddy plays the ashtray Baby starts to cry The Lady wants to know the reasons why Daddy's just like Coltrane Baby's just like Miles The Lady's just like heaven ...when she smiles And the Lady wants to know She wants to know the reasons Got to know the reasons why This man has got to go This man is always leavin' How he hates to say goodbye But what she doesn't know There really is no reason There really is no reason why Daddy he hates airplanes Baby loves to fly The Lady wants to know the reason why Daddy's just like Coltrane Baby's just like Miles The Lady's just like heaven when she smiles