Written by Peter Callander/Geoff Stephens
G Am The love between the two of us was dying G Am And it got so bad I knew I had to leave G D Em C But halfway down that highway when I turned around I saw G C D G My little daughter running after me D7 Crying G Daddy, don't you walk so fast C Daddy, don't you walk so fast G D Em C Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run G D G Daddy, don't you walk so fast G Am Now, it broke my heart to tell my little daughter G Am That her daddy had to run to catch a train G D Em C She had no way of knowin' I was leavin' home for good G C D G I turned around and there she was again D7 As she said to me G Daddy, don't you walk so fast C Daddy, don't you walk so fast G D Em C Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run G D G Daddy, don't you walk so fast G Am If only for the sake of my sweet daughter G Am I just had to turn back home right there and then G Em C And try to start a new life with the mother of my child G C D G I couldn't bear to hear those words again D7 She cried and said G Daddy, don't you walk so fast (My daughter cried) C Daddy, don't you walk so fast G D Em C Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run G D G Daddy, don't you walk so fast G D Em C Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run G D G Daddy, don't you walk so fast