Verse 1
He was sixty-three with tired hands
And a heart that loved too hard
Worked his life out in the open
Never thought it’d end in a yard
A year ago the road went silent
Took him faster than goodbye
And Mamaw still keeps her head hanging high
Still she cries when their song plays by
Pre-Chorus
Nineteen years of love and loyalty
Can’t be erased by paper or pride
Chorus
You don’t get to take him from us
You don’t get to rewrite his life
You don’t get to steal his ashes
Then hide behind doors and lies
He was ours in every heartbeat
Not just some name you could claim
You don’t get to take him from us
And you sure don’t get his name
Verse 2
You crept behind our backs one night
While we were planning his goodbye
Had him cremated without a word
Like our tears didn’t even apply
Mamaw was ready to lay him down
With flowers, prayers, and grace
But you turned grief into a weapon
And left a hole no one can replace
Pre-Chorus
She still plays their song every morning
Says she misses him more than air
Says she’ll love him until she’s gone
Even if he’s not really there
Chorus
You don’t get to take him from us
You don’t get to treat us like dust
You don’t get to hold his remains
Like they’re some kind of trust
He was love, not money
He was family, not a gain
You don’t get to take him from us
And you don’t get his pain
Bridge (Angry / Raw)
You and your daughter turned loss into leverage
Turned love into a deal
While Mamaw was breaking at home
You were taking what wasn’t yours
We asked you to sign over his rights
Just to let him come home at last
That’s not greed — that’s grief
And some things don’t wash off the past
Final Chorus
You don’t get to take him from us
He belongs where his heart stayed
With the woman who held his hand
Through every storm, every day
He’s more than money, more than ashes
More than something you could trade
You don’t get to take him from us
And you don’t get to take his place
Outro
Papal, we’re still saying your name
Still saving your seat and your song
And Mamaw says she’ll love you forever
And I promise…I still play my guitar
