Millie (They Never Come Back)
One of Nashville's most recorded songwriters by the independent country artists around the world with hundreds of cuts to his credit.
Lyrics
Millie (They Never Come Back)
Millie sits there in her rockin' chair
At the Choctaw Old Folks home
Sittin' there soon as the sun comes up
Rocking til it's almost gone
The head nurse tells her Millie
It's time for supper then bed
Millie don't bother to argue
Just keeps singing under her breath
(Chorus)
They never come back like they say they will
Out of sight, out of mind when they're over the hill
It's like they don't mind who they leave behind, It's no big deal
They never come back like they say they will
Millie lost a son in Viet Nam
And a daughter to a demon drug
Uncle Sam gave the boy a medal
And Millie gave both of 'em love
Now they're lying in the cemetery
And Millie's singing into the wind
Mem'ries live on forever
But they won't be back again ....No
(Chorus)
They never come back like they say they will
Out of sight, out of mind when they're over the hill
It's like they don't mind who they leave behind, It's no big deal
They never come back like they say they will
(Bridge)
Millie's spent her whole lifetime . . .telling those she loves goodbye
They're all gone, she's all alone, so it's either sing or cry... No
(Chorus)
They never come back like they say they will
Out of sight, out of mind when they're over the hill
It's like they don't mind who they leave behind, It's no big deal
They never come back like they say they will
It's like they don't mind who they leave behind, It's no big deal
They never come back like they say they will
Songwriter: Lonnie C. Ratliff
Publisher: Okie Acres Music (BMI)
