Daddy Sang the Anthem (c) Nov 2006, Rebecca Dale Peaden (BMI)/Marchetti (BMI) He was a troubled man The war had taken his health Watched the Braves at home all by himself With a few weeks left We took him to the game With his hand on his heart He began to sing Chorus: Daddy sang The Anthem From the top of his lungs He couldn’t help himself After he had begun The people just stared But he didn't care He must'a been thinking This was his last chance So Daddy sang The Anthem It may not seem like much But I'd never heard him sing Tho he'd listen to us kids Harmonizing on the swing He'd kept it bottled up Must of been such a release When he let it all out you could tell he loved his Country Chorus: Daddy sang The Anthem From the top of his lungs He couldn’t help himself after he had begun The people just stared But he didn't care He must'a been thinking This was his last chance So Daddy sang The Anthem Bridge: Well, he'd been long gone When they won the World Series But to this day I can still hear him sing so clearly... Chorus: Daddy sang The Anthem From the top of his lungs He couldn’t help himself After he had begun And the people just stared But he didn't care He must'a been thinking This was his last chance So Daddy sang The Anthem (©Nov 2006)
