Stopping By

Intro: ) Driving to a baseball game, on a Friday afternoon Hotter than Hell in Atlanta, Georgia ) Guess it's been 15 years since I came through here Probably should have called to warn you But I'm stopping by, I'm stopping by, Daddy () break 1 measure ) How did your life turned out? Do you ever think about teenage girl in Chattannoga? ) Ever tell your folks the truth?,that might been the last of you It would have been a shame we hardly knew you Now I'm stopping by, I'm stopping by, Daddy () break 1 measure Think the best of me is still standing in the doorway Counting cars and counting days and counting years I could say you made me go through life the hard way It might have been worse if you were here ) Looking through a picture book, this one I think my mama took You couldn't have been much over 20 ) You're shirtless in your cut off jeans and hand a lollypop to me Probably asked where you got the money ) Picture on another page, I recognize my eyes have aged I'd been alone for quite a while then ) Trying to get a match to burn, waiting on a latch to turn I still have difficulty smiling But I'm stopping by, I'm stopping by, Daddy () break 1 measure Think the best of me is still standing in the doorway Whatever's left is headed south on 85 Passing families on vacation headed your way They look so happy and alive, that I'm stopping by, Daddy