We were poor
when I was a youngin'
I don't remember
ever goin' hungry
Daddy made sure
we didn't do without
I went to school
with some of these fellows
They had money
And I was jealous
I didn't know then
what I know now
Daddy'd say you
can't judge a book
by lookin' at the covers
It's what's inside
that really matters
Daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
He said some things
just glitter and shine
Taught us that love
Was the one thing
money couldn't buy
Daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
I left home
right outta high school
Got me a big car
Thought I was real cool
Cruisin' around
the old neighborhood
I'd see daddy after
church on Sunday
Say you'll have
to go ridin' with me someday
Just said no
I never understood
He asked me how I bought it
I told him on credit
Daddy just smiled
I'll never forget it
Daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
He said some things
just glitter and shine
Taught us that love
Was the one thing
money couldn't buy
Daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
It took a while
But now I'm grown
Settled down
with kids of my own
The more I give 'em
the more they want
Daddy left us last November
I don't remember him
ever lookin' better
All laid out in his Sunday best
I'm sure instead
of all that attention
All he'd a wanted
was a few words mentioned
A simple man
Simply laid to rest
As they drove him away
in that big Cadillac
With a tear in my eye
I had to laugh
'Cause daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
He said some things
just glitter and shine
But just this once
I hope daddy enjoyed the ride
'Cause daddy never was
the Cadillac kind
No my daddy never was
the Cadillac kind