You don’t get to take him from us

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