When you answer the door, pick up the phone You won't find me 'cause I'm not coming home To find yourself alone And does it make you sad And does it make you mad To find that I have grown To see the strength that I have shown I'll bet it hurts so bad

You should have told me, Lucy That's a long time How do you do, Lucy? You sure been hard to find I heard you had a daughter six years old And I just can keep from crying Six years and Lucy Lord, have mercy Is she pretty? Has she grown?

Uh ah, uh ho Yeah, she's gotta have soul Or it won't feel right Well, just plain, clean and simple Wrapped up nice n' tight And homegrown and down-home, that makes one Cookin' up that old time, long lost recipe for me, woh It's gettin' hard to find