old man red at the store would leave a note on the door it d say ran to the house be back in a few leave your money on the counter it was twenty six cents for the coke and some gum nothing ever got stole you could trust everyone even out of towners and football was played for the game and music was made for the song when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde i missed a bird with a rock with my new slingshot broke a window and i was the talk of the town and that was big trouble there was no point ruinnin or tryin to lie was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad s eyes or watching the belt get unbuckled no way most everyone played by the rules right was right and wrong was wrong when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde though it s clear as day here in my mind the picture of a simpler time wish change would just leave well enough alone those days are gone now when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde now this boy on my shoulder tells all his friends that i can beat up their dads and his momma is the prettiest momma in the world and she is yeah i thought that too when i was his age don t know how long i kept thinking that way but one things for sure he ll be standing where i am one day but his mind will be somwhere back on when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde i missed a bird with a rock with my new slingshot broke a window and i was the talk of the town and that was big trouble there was no point ruinnin or tryin to lie was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad s eyes or watching the belt get unbuckled no way most everyone played by the rules right was right and wrong was wrong when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde though it s clear as day here in my mind the picture of a simpler time wish change would just leave well enough alone those days are gone now when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde though it s clear as day here in my mind the picture of a simpler time wish change would just leave well enough alone those days are gone now when daddy was a strong man and momma was a blonde tag yeah daddy was a strong man yeah he was