My Daddy Is Only A Picture
Composer(s): Thomas Dilbeck
Performer(s): Eddy Arnold



I asked a little boy to call his Daddy
He said he couldn't and sighed
And when I asked him what was wrong
Here's what the boy replied

My Daddy's only a picture
In a frame that hangs on the wall
And when I talk to my Daddy
He never talks at all

I tell him all my secrets
And all my little plans
And by the way he smiles at me
I know that he understands

The angels took Daddy to heaven
When I was just going on three
I know he wouldn't leave us
If he knew how lonesome we'd be

I try to cheer up my Mommy
When the tears roll down her face
My Daddy's only a picture
But I'm trying to take his place