didn't we papa

Singer:caesar, shirley

sometimes in my memories of yesterday

i remember papa before his hair started turning gray

he'd come in from the fields

tired and worn completely out

but he didn't know what giving up was all about

we came through the hard times

didn't we papa

worn out shoes upon our feet

just enough to eat

we had it rough

didn't we papa

now even in the hard times we held on to our dreams

of something more than cotton fields and second hand blue jeans

but then one night my papa died and left those dreams to me

and lord

somehow you made life what papa thought it would be

we finally made it

didn't we papa

see the fine clothes we're wearing

a new car we're driving

we finally made it

didn't we papa

sometimes old memories make me sad

but i remember papa and the faith in god he had

and even with my velvet clothes and all my insert rings

i can't help but think

he's so much better of than me

you finally made it

didn't you papa

just sitting around the throne now

golden streets to walk upon now

you finally made it

didn't you papa

you finally made it

didn't you papa

you finally made it

didn't you papa

you finally made it

didn't you papa

no more working from sunup to sundown

you finally made it

didn't you papa

you finally made it

didn't you papa

you finally made it

didn't you papa