Frank Was Not My Daddy's Name

Song Description

A man discovers that the man who raised him was not his biological father

Song Length 3:39 Genre Country - Traditional, Folk - Country
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Subject Father, Relationship Similar Artists Randy Travis
Language English Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

Frank Was Not My Daddy's Name
Tim Bays/Curt Bair
© 1994 In Cahoots Music (ASCAP), Acuff-Rose Music (BMI)


Verse 1
After momma died I went though her papers
Found a letter dated 1968
I figured it was probably from my father
Cause he was on the road a lot back in those days
The letter started out with "how I miss you"
And I wish momma was still here to explain
Why it was signed "Frank" beneath "I love you"
When Frank was not my daddy's name

Verse 2
In the letter Frank begged my mom to join him
Said a man should be with his son
That he was sorry now he'd left her hanging
But he'd been so afraid and much too young
And when he thought of how he'd ever asked her
To give me up he felt ashamed
Cause he was ready now to be my father
But Frank was not my daddy's name

Bridge
It wasn't Frank who got me up at 5 a.m. to fish
Or taught me how to hit/throw a roundhouse curve
He's not the one who held me through the night when I was sick
Or blushed in trying to tell me about girls

Verse 3
Yes, I know there's a man out there
Who gave me his flesh and his blood
And I suppose I've got his eyes and hair
But I never got nothin' of his love
So the courthouse might have a piece of paper
With a little fact of life that I can't change
But here in my heart I know better
Frank was not my daddy's name

Tag
Cause a single night of passion ain't enough to stake a claim
Frank was not my daddy's name

Lyrics Tim Bays/Curt Bair Music Tim Bays/Curt Bair
Producer Tim Bays/Curt Bair Publisher © 1994 In Cahoots Music (ASCAP), Acuff-Rose Music (BMI)
Performance Tim Bays Label None
This track is on 1 Broadjam Top 10 Lists
Top 10 List Rank
Country - Traditional #7

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