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i walk past the old veranda
where grandad sat rocking
he was gazing at the mountains
i walk past the old veranda
where grandad sat rocking
he was gazing at the mountains
my life ain't like that
so i'll keep listening to the old songs that my grandad used to play
full of pain and heartache and desperation and the ones that got away
my life ain't like that
so i'll keep listening to the old songs that my grandad used to play
full of pain and heartache and desperation and the ones that got away
the handbags and the gladrags
that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy
baby
the handbags and the gladrags
that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy
baby
the handbags and the gladrags
that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy
baby
the handbags and the gladrags
that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy
baby
shout out to g-ma
restin' in peace to the greatest of grandads
modest demeanor
shout out to g-ma
restin' in peace to the greatest of grandads
modest demeanor
but i'm holding back the tears as i think about
how grandad liked the whiskey
and grandma liked the gin
but i'm holding back the tears as i think about
how grandad liked the whiskey
and grandma liked the gin
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i was far away when my grandad died
it was all so sad
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i was far away when my grandad died
it was all so sad
throwing the ball with the first dog you ever had
spending all day on the lake with your grandad
watching glenn frey sing already gone" at the forum in la
throwing the ball with the first dog you ever had
spending all day on the lake with your grandad
watching glenn frey sing already gone" at the forum in la
that you won the race
for granny and grandad
the kid took first place
that you won the race
for granny and grandad
the kid took first place
five years for my dad and i hear he's tryin' to get a job downtown yet again
if it weren't for my grandad i wouldn't be standin here today
all the years he spent pushin me sayin' boy go on and do your thing downtown
five years for my dad and i hear he's tryin' to get a job downtown yet again
if it weren't for my grandad i wouldn't be standin here today
all the years he spent pushin me sayin' boy go on and do your thing downtown
five years for my dad and i hear he's tryin' to get a job downtown yet again
if it weren't for my grandad i wouldn't be standin here today
all the years he spent pushin me sayin' boy go on and do your thing downtown
five years for my dad and i hear he's tryin' to get a job downtown yet again
if it weren't for my grandad i wouldn't be standin here today
all the years he spent pushin me sayin' boy go on and do your thing downtown
i just took her down so fast
i'm walking around with thighpads' living like a grandad
at your door when it's not halloween
i just took her down so fast
i'm walking around with thighpads' living like a grandad
at your door when it's not halloween
this town is killing me
they buried my grandad without me
cause i was out on the road at some one off show
this town is killing me
they buried my grandad without me
cause i was out on the road at some one off show
we lost auntie bara
right after we lost grandad
times gettin' harder
we lost auntie bara
right after we lost grandad
times gettin' harder
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my grandad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my grandad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
raised up on common sense
grandad showed me the way
staying true to my word
raised up on common sense
grandad showed me the way
staying true to my word
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my grandad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
they're spread out thin from houston to tennesee
yeah my grandad's spinnin' in his grave
and they're all out there
like an old broke bridge those pines
grandad after that sip of moonshine
like a baby's first step
like an old broke bridge those pines
grandad after that sip of moonshine
like a baby's first step
we'd drive up on a hill
past grandad's to back of field
look down on the small town lights
we'd drive up on a hill
past grandad's to back of field
look down on the small town lights
we'd drive up on a hill
past grandad's to back of field
look down on the small town lights
we'd drive up on a hill
past grandad's to back of field
look down on the small town lights