Why did you wait to prove to be untrue why did you change what's come over you   What made you stop a carin' for me why did you wait till we had a family   Why did you wait till a baby was born think of the shame look at the harm   Think of what you've done to your baby and me why did you wait till we had a family   [ steel ]   I'd rather be dead than to tell her the news   Your daddy's traded us for bright lights and booze   I can see her little face as she cries in misery   Why don't my daddy stay with my mommy and me   Why did you wait...