Takes

Lyrics

[verse]

Son came home and asked his mama plain

Where'd our daddy go, why the endless rain

Mama sat him down beside the fading light

Said your daddy was a wandering man, day and night

[verse]

He'd walk into a town and steal every heart

Never had the patience to play a single part

He left a string of promises he never kept behind

Chasing every corner, chasing peace of mind

[chorus]

Papa was a drifting soul

Every road became the place he'd roam

And when he passed, all he left behind

Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find

[verse]

Some folks said he was a hero on the road

Some folks said he left a heavier load

Three different cities, three different names

Mama never knew which story was the same

[chorus]

Papa was a drifting soul

Every road became the place he'd roam

And when he passed, all he left behind

Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find

[bridge]

I heard he had a woman in every town

I heard he never once let his own guard down

And when they finally laid him in the ground

There wasn't a single tear to be found

[chorus]

Papa was a drifting soul

Every road became the place he'd roam

And when he passed, all he left behind

Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** psychedelic soul, narrative lyrics, orchestral, 1972, dramatic, 100 bpm, duet vocal
**BPM:** 40
**Duration:** 180.0s
**Key:** D minor
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Son came home and asked his mama plain
Where'd our daddy go, why the endless rain
Mama sat him down beside the fading light
Said your daddy was a wandering man, day and night

[verse]
He'd walk into a town and steal every heart
Never had the patience to play a single part
He left a string of promises he never kept behind
Chasing every corner, chasing peace of mind

[chorus]
Papa was a drifting soul
Every road became the place he'd roam
And when he passed, all he left behind
Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find

[verse]
Some folks said he was a hero on the road
Some folks said he left a heavier load
Three different cities, three different names
Mama never knew which story was the same

[chorus]
Papa was a drifting soul
Every road became the place he'd roam
And when he passed, all he left behind
Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find

[bridge]
I heard he had a woman in every town
I heard he never once let his own guard down
And when they finally laid him in the ground
There wasn't a single tear to be found

[chorus]
Papa was a drifting soul
Every road became the place he'd roam
And when he passed, all he left behind
Was a family scattered and a legacy hard to find