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Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (1972)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Callander
Peter Callander
Songwriter
Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The love between the two of us was dying
And it got so bad I knew I had to leave
But halfway down that highway, when I turned around I saw
My little daughter running after me
[Verse 2]
Crying
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
"Daddy, slow down some, 'cause you're makin' me run"
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
[Verse 3]
Now, it broke my heart to tell my little daughter
That her daddy had to run to catch a train
She had no way of knowin', I was leavin' home for good
I turned around and there she was again
And she said to me
[Verse 4]
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast", my darling cried
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
"Daddy, slow down some, 'cause you're makin' me run"
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
[Verse 5]
If only for the sake of my sweet daughter
I just had to turn back home right there and then
And try to start a new life, with the mother of my child
I couldn't bear to hear those words again
She cried and said
[Verse 6]
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast", my daughter cried
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
"Daddy, slow down some, 'cause you're makin' me run", oh
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
[Verse 7]
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast", my daughter cried
"Daddy, don't you walk so fast"
"Daddy, slow down some, 'cause you're makin' me run"
Written by: Geoff Stephens, Peter Callander

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