"Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Bernie Nelson, and recorded by American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in 1994 as the lead-off single from their album Notorious. It peaked at number 9 the United States, and number 7 in Canada. It is their last top ten in the United States.

Content

The song is about the narrator's father, who rejects the concepts of material wealth when his son purchases a Cadillac automobile. In the final verse, the father dies and his body is driven off in the same Cadillac to his burial site.

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan, and is entirely in black and white.

Chart positions

Year-end charts