G
She was holding back the tears
C
As I packed up the last few years
G
E7
A7
And said I’m tired of being so tied down
G
I’m sure the kids will understand
C
That daddy’s making other plans
G
D7
G
I grabbed my bags and I was freedom bound
C
G
And then I saw the writing on the wall
C
D7
It said we love you daddy most of all
G
C
There in purple crayons scribbled knee high in the hall
D7
G
I saw the writing on the wall
C
Their memories starting haunting me
G
E7
A7
I headed home as fast as I could go
G
My key still fit that same old door
C
But no one lived there anymore
G
D7
G
And that tender message made my teardrops flow
C
G
And then I saw the writing on the wall
C
D7
It said we love you daddy most of all
G
C
There in purple crayons scribbled knee high in the hall
D7
G
I saw the writing on the wall
D7
G
I saw the writing on the wall