Daddy hugs his little man, says son I?ve got to go   And he pulls out of the drive and disappears   As they walk back in the house, the young boy asks his mama   Where does daddy go when he leaves here      Mama tells her little man, your daddy?s got a job   And when he goes to work they pay him for his time   Well the young boy gets to thinking and he heads up to his bedroom   Comes running back with a quarter and four dimes      And says mama how much time will this buy me   Is it enough to take me fishing or throw a football in the street   If I?m a little short then how much more does daddy need   To spend some time with me      The young boy tells his mama now I know daddy?s busy   'Cause most times when he gets home it?s dark outside   But tell him I?ve got me some pennies, saved up from the tooth fairy   And I keep ?em in my piggy bank and I believe there?s thirty-five      And mama how much time will that buy me   Is it enough to take me camping, in a tent down by the creek   If I?m a little short then how much more does daddy need   To spend some time with me      Mama how much time will this buy me   Is it enough for just an afternoon, a day or a whole week   If I?m a little short then how much more does daddy need   To spend some time with me      Mama takes her little man, sets him on her lap   And starts dialing up some numbers on the phone   She says daddy come home early, you don?t have to chase that dollar   'Cause your little man has got one here at home