My Ol' Man

Album: Album Number Two (2010)
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  • He was different,
    He was one of a kind,
    As far as daddies go,
    And not just cause he was mine
    He could build anything,
    With his 2 calloused hands, my old man
    He drove an old truck,
    He could've had a newer one
    Floorboards full of rust,
    He sure loved the way it'd run
    I learned to drive in it,
    In the pastures on our land, with my old man
    One day he caught me in a lie,
    And with his belt, he tanned my behind
    I saw the teardrops in his eyes falling down,
    Just as hard as mine

    When you're born a farmer,
    It's what you want your son to be
    He was broken hearted
    When I said I'm going to Tennessee
    He sold that old truck
    And stuck the money in my hand
    My old man

    When I got on that big Greyhound
    With my bags full of songs, and my guitar
    I remember looking down,
    And him yellin' son, remember who you are.
    He fought a good fight,
    But in the end it took him down
    We told him goodbye,
    Then we prayed him in the ground
    Now he's with Jesus,
    Walking in the promise land,
    My old man

    I'm so proud when people say,
    Just how much I am,
    Like my old man Writer/s: LUKE BRYAN, RORY FEEK
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, BMG Rights Management, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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