Daddy and the Wine

A boy walked in a candy store in faded overalls
Threw a nickel on the counter, said I think I'll spend it all
I've carried it three months or more, you can tell it by the shine
I need a sack of candy like my daddy need his wine


Daddy and the wine go back three years out of my eight
In the old days we were happy, dad worked hours long and late
And then one day Mom disappeared, and so did Daddy's mind
And now it's me and Daddy, mostly Daddy and the wine

The boy picked up the sack and then he walked out in the street
We put a roll of green in almongst the jelly beans
The clerk was broke and so was I, we gave him our last dime
A stranger stole his mommy, now his daddy's on the wine