The Grandpa That I Know

Song The Grandpa That I Know
Artist Patty Loveless
Album On Your Way Home

Lyrics

[00:17.83] Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet
[00:22.83] This lace collar's chokin' me
[00:28.01] Cuttin' off my air supply,
[00:33.21] When I hang my head to cry
[00:38.43] When I hang my head to cry
[00:47.68] I see tears on daddy's face
[00:52.68] Someone's hummin' "Amazing Grace"
[00:58.00] Rain beats on this graveside tier
[01:03.19] Preacher says he did repent
[01:08.50] Preacher says he did repent
[01:14.81]
[01:17.06] They've got him layin' there in pin stripes,
[01:22.68] How'd they get him in that suit?
[01:27.62] I guess the Lord will recognise him,
[01:32.93] Without his overalls an' mule
[01:38.25] An' they all say he looks so natural
[01:43.31] But all I see's a cold dark hole
[01:48.50] I won't commit this day to memory
[01:53.81] That ain't the Grandpa that I know
[01:59.06] That ain't the Grandpa that I know
[02:06.31]
[02:17.43] Tractor never pulled his plough,
[02:22.80] He walked, an' cussed, an' loved that ground
[02:27.68] His hand sowed each and every seed
[02:32.87] An' he'd pray for rain an' fight the weeds
[02:38.24] He'd pray for rain an' fight the weeds
[02:46.80] He said: "The simple life, it suits me fine"
[02:52.43] Never dreamed beyond the County line
[02:57.90] Grandma was his boyhood bride
[03:02.96] He'll be there in her arms tonight
[03:08.21] He'll sleep there in her arms tonight
[03:17.09] They've got him layin' there in pin stripes,
[03:22.71] How'd they get him in that suit?
[03:27.27] I guess the Lord will recognise him,
[03:33.09] Without his overalls an' mule
[03:38.46] An' they all say he looks so natural
[03:43.35] But all I see's a cold dark hole
[03:48.61] I won't commit this day to memory
[03:53.80] That ain't the Grandpa that I know
[03:59.07] They played a pretty organ number
[04:04.32] Swore it was his favorite tune
[04:09.38] But I know he preferred a fiddle
[04:14.88] Playin' Carroll County Blues
[04:19.94] They all say he looks so natural
[04:25.26] But all I see's a cold dark hole
[04:30.32] I won't commit this day to memory
[04:35.57] That ain't the Grandpa that I know
[04:40.94] That ain't the Grandpa that I know