Carla Came Home Chris Knight/David Leone There was crying in the kitchen There was running in the hall Daddy’s Winchester wasn't hanging on the wall It didn't seem like Christmas Very much at all Mama set me to chopping wood Before the snow She said daddies gone to Richmond And that's all you need to know I said I want to know why Carla’s Got that blood on her clothes Carla came home in the middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home, but not just for Christmas time Carla met Tom Walker Daddy said he ain't no count He’d grab his gun and go hunting When she'd bring him to the house Something tells me Tom Walker Is out of the picture now Carla came home in the middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home, but not just for Christmas time They quit searching for my brother in law Gave him a week Then they called in the dogs They won't nobody miss him except maybe his maw Carla came home in the middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home, but not just for Christmas time