By Terry Callaway
Daddy killed a bad man
He sent him far away
Told us he was selling drugs
So that he could not stay
We cheered for Daddy
Praised him true, just as we were told to do
For Daddy’d never lie to us
His good and faithful crew
Then Daddy killed a bad man
He sent him far away
Told us he was in a gang
Though it didn’t seem that way
We questioned Daddy
wondered, too, yet Daddy told us clear
“Daddy’d never lie to you”
So we believed him here
But Daddy killed a good man
I saw it clear as day
Skin-deep crimes were all he’d done
But still took him anyway
I asked Daddy, begged for truth
But Daddy did not budge
So Daddy took me far away
For questioning too much
So Daddy killed a bad man
The man who’s bad for him
The man who’s skin is dark
And the man who asks questions
Men with homes and families too
Men who did no wrong
Yet Daddy sends them far away
All the bad men one by one
ECC Cornerstone 