We were poor when I was young'un   I don't remember ever going hungry   Daddy made sure we didn't do without   I went to school with some of these fellas   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 looking at the cover   It's what's inside that really matters   Daddy never was the Cadillac kind   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 highschool   Bought me a big car thought it was real cool   Cruisin' around the ol' neighborhood   I'd see daddy after church on Sunday   Say you'll have to go ridin' with me someday   He 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 a Cadillac kind   Said some things just glitter and shine   Taught us that love was the one thing money couldn't buy   Daddy never was a Cadillac kind      It took a while but now I'm grown   Got me a house and kids of my own   The more I give 'em, the more they want   Daddy left us last November   Don't remember him ever lookin' better   All laid down in his Sunday best   I'm sure instead of all that attention   All he had wanted was a few words mentioned   A simple man, simply laid to rest   But as they drove him away in that big Cadillac   With a tear in my eye, I had to laugh      'Cause daddy never was a Cadillac kind   Said some things just glitter and shine   Just this once I hope daddy enjoyed the ride   'Cause daddy never was a Cadillac kind