Daddy’s Bluff

[Chorus: Tim Morrow]
Father, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Father, life had just begun

[Verse 1: Bukshot]
My daddy was a man who was proud of his home
Six kids and a wife taking care of his own
Making time for his family, he'd always do without to put clothes on our back and some food in our mouth
T-shirt was soaking wet when he got home from work
Up every early Sunday cause he was never late to church
Always had a hug for me and my sisters and my brother
Pops was down for whatever just to take care of mother
Looking out for each other, married thirty-nine years
Nеver made each othеr cry, except those happy tears
He stayed true to my mama and never told a lie
Cause daddy would never turn his head when other girls would walk by
The best husband in the world in each and every way
Our mamas birthday, anniversary, Valentines and Mothers Day
He had a perfect heart, his love was enough
But no-one would suspect that my daddy had a bluff

[Chorus: Tim Morrow]
Father, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head, pulled the trigger, now he's dead
Father, life had just begun

[Verse 2: Bukshot]
One January night things would never be the same
God wanted my mama home so that night the angels came
She took a one way trip to heaven
That place up in the sky where those good people go to rest in peace when they die
So me and dad are left alone to put the pieces back together of this puzzle called a family hoping things would get better
Cause never in my life have I seen my daddy cry
Like a baby I'm going crazy maybe God can tell me why
That my dad is telling me that you took her in your arm
Talking about killing himself to reunite with my mom
Every night for a year putting a gun up to his head
Bluffing but not pulling the trigger but just wishing that he's dead
Saying he can't live alone in this world without his wife
And if God won't take him home he's gonna take his own life
Through it all I'm trying to cope and trying to stay tough
Every night before I sleep thinking about my daddy's bluff

[Chorus: Tim Morrow]
Father, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Father, life had just begun

[Verse 3: Bukshot]
Coming home one day from work it was about six o'clock
Daddy called me to his room said he wanted to have a talk
So I opened up his door, dad handed me a letter
Told me to read it when it's over then grabbed his nine from the dresser
Looking in my own eyes face-to-face gun in hand
His face is white, I'm confused and I don't understand
He told me that he loved and said he loved my sisters and my brother but he had to be with mom cause he missed her
I watch him as he puts the gun to the side of his head
Pull the trigger as I see my daddy collapse on the bed
The gun falls to the floor as he takes his last breath
A teardrop falls from my face as I witness daddy's death
Silence fills the room and I couldn't hear a sound
As I watch the shell fall in slow motion to the ground
The path that daddy traveled ended pretty rough
I thought the gun he had was empty but daddy didn't bluff

[Bridge: Bukshot]
Dad can you hear me? I pray to God you can because this'll be my last communication with you until I see you on judgment day. You got to tell me you love me before you left but I never got to tell you. So I'm telling you now that I love you, I miss you and I forgive you. Goodbye dad

[Outro: Tim Morrow]
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be"
And in my hour of darkness, there is still a light that shines on me, shines on 'til tomorrow"Let it be"
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be"
And in my hour of darkness, there is still a light that shines on me, shines on 'til tomorrow"Let it be"
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