I see his face sometimes out there in the crowd In between the melodies
He's asking me when I'm coming home After all the lights come on
And after all the folks are gone I hit the road and close my eyes And I imagine I'm
* Walking through the front-door Hearing "Daddy" at the top of his lungs
With his feet on the wood floor Runnin' up to give me a hug
Yeah, that's what it's all for And the spotlight can't replace it
In a heartbeat, man, I'd trade it 'Cause it ain't got nothing on bein' Front-door famous
Soon as I get home seems like I'm gone again Walking out the driveway
I see his face pressed against the screen door Teddy bear and a juice pack
Saying, "Daddy, please come back" It tears me up every time and I can't wait till I'm
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Right now I'm fifty miles away from that state line
And I ain't slowin' down until I'm on that porch and I'm
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