He drops his suitcase by the door   She knows her daddy won't be back anymore   She drags her feet across the floor   Tryin' to hold back time, to keep him holdin' on      And she says, "Daddy, Daddy, don't leave   I'll do anything to keep you   Right here with me   Can't you see how much I need you??      ?Daddy, Daddy, don't leave   Mommy's sayin' things she don't mean   She don't know what she's talkin' about   Somebody hear me out?      "Father, listen   Tell him that he's got a home   And he don't have to go   Father, save him   I would do anything in return?      ?I'll clean my room, try hard in school   I'll be good, I promise You   Father, Father, I pray to You"      Now she hasn't slept in weeks   She don't wanna close her eyes   'Cause she's scared that he'll leave   They tried just about everything   But it's gettin' harder now for him to breathe      And she say, "Daddy, Daddy don't leave   I'll do anything to keep you   Right here with me   Can't you see how much I need you??      ?Daddy, Daddy, don't leave   The doctors are sayin' things they don't mean   They don't know what they're talkin' about   Somebody hear me out?      "Father, listen   Tell him that he's got a home   And he don't have to go   Father, save him   I would do anything in return?      ?I'll clean my room, try hard in school   I'll be good, I promise You   Father, Father, I pray to You?      "Please don't let him go, I'm beggin' You so   Let him open eyes, need a little more time   To tell him that I love him more   Than anything in the world, it's daddy little girl      "Father, listen   Tell him that he's got a home   And he don't have to go   Father, save him   I would do anything in return?      ?I'll clean my room, try hard in school   I'll be good, I promise You   Father, Father"      She was daddy's little girl