Lyrics
Hello mom and dad, glad you picked up the phone
Great news for you, I'm coming back home
There's even more, you'll be overjoyed
I know it's been a long time but I'm almost employed
See you tomorrow, pick me up at the bar
Once I unpack, I got dibs on the car
Don't ask where I been Don't ask what I done
Rejoice I am back, your prodigal son
Daddy don't preach, mama don't pine
Everything's good, everything's fine
Hello mom and dad, glad you picked up the call
Got new names for you, grandma and grandpa
You really should meet the mothers-to-be
For sure there are two, perhaps there are three
Send me more money, these women can be
Material girls, prima donnas ain't cheap
Don't ask where I been Don't ask what I done
Rejoice I am back, your prodigal son
Daddy don't preach, mama don't pine
Everything's good, everything's fine
Hello mom and dad, I want to see how you are
Oh by the way, I totaled your car
Accidents happen as you well know
You said you had a bad one thirty-three years ago
Got to hang up now, the police are here
Acting kind of funny, saying something about beer
Don't ask where I been Don't ask what I done
Rejoice I am back, your prodigal son
Daddy don't preach, mama don't pine
Everything's good, everything's fine
Wouldn't you know it, they threw me in jail
Got to get out now, got to make bail
They gave me one call so I phoned home
Hello mom and dad, click, dial tone
I did my time, got out of jail
I went back home, the house was for sale
Empty and vacant, I stood alone
My parents bolted town and moved to address unknown
My Daddy don't preach, my mama don't pine
They left me alone, they didn't say bye
My Daddy don't preach, my mama don't pine
They don't care, neither do I
Tra-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
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Lyrics and Melody: Brad Critchfield
Music Production: Suno