You might think there's some big reason   Why I took this time to write   The cards and letters there been too few of those   But I just stopped to realize, how long did I been home   There's a few small things I need to know      Dear Daddy, do the Whippoorwill still echo through the night?   Does the sound of silence squeeze the morning light?   And have you cropped the field in the pond just down the road   I miss you so      Well, the years keeps slipping by   Like the miles out on the road   Well, I don't guess I'll change my way of life   There's no harm in holdin' memories   So please tell me if you can   I need to bring them old times inside      Dear Momma, can you still find the dipper in stars?   And do the roads still go for hours without cars?   And does the frost still shine, cold morning   On the grass outside the door   Just like before, tell me more      And I'll be back to see you sometimes soon   Can you still reach out and almost touch the moon?   And do the old songs still ring out   Through the hills for days and days      Love always