Then I stole away
Then I stole away
Sail away, I am learning my lesson
One little white lie was enough to conceal my goodbye
Watch him cry himself to sleep, he's my daddy
Then I stole away
One little white lie was enough to conceal my goodbye
Mama sends her love and Godspeed you come home
Mama said to me, “Be proud of who you are”
Then I stole away
Then I stole away
Then I stole away
One little white lie was enough to conceal my goodbye
Kissed her farewell and wished her the best for life
I'm just saying, not behind daddy's back
Kissed her farewell and wished her the best for life
Sail away, there's a storm in a teacup
Then I stole away
He's no saint I know as he goes around the town
He takes care of her in his overtime
Sail away, I will go off it alone now
Like a thief in the night
Like a thief in the night
Mama sends her love and Godspeed you come home
Like a prodigal son and wished her the best for life
Then I stole away
Like a thief in the night
She saw Jesus in the eyes of a broken man
Kissed her farewell and wished her the best for life
Leave my past behind to seek fortune and fame
One little white lie was enough to conceal my goodbye
