🎵 Those Days on Pickerel Lake 🎵
(By Gerald Logan)
Verse 1
My big brother Mark, more like a dad to me
Took me along with his whole family
His wife and two kids, they'd smile and wave
We’d head up north where the tall pines sway
Jack Radue’s resort, Pickerel Lake so wide
A cabin on the shore, peace I can’t describe
We’d rise with the sun, cast lines in the bay
Laughin’ and fishin’ the whole blessed day
Chorus
He made sure I never went without
Taught me what bein’ a man’s all about
Love ain’t just words, it’s the things you do
And he gave so much, more than he knew
Now I’m older, and I sit and pray
Thankin’ God for those sweet summer days
Oh how I miss those days…
Those days on Pickerel Lake
Verse 2
He’d buy me gear, even bait my line
Let me ride shotgun every single time
Campfires at night, stories we'd tell
The stars overhead and that pinewood smell
He worked so hard, but he played with grace
Gave me my childhood in that wild place
He never let me feel left behind
Just gave me space, and his heart so kind
Chorus
He made sure I never went without
Taught me what bein’ a man’s all about
Love ain’t just words, it’s the things you do
And he gave so much, more than he knew
Now I’m older, and I sit and pray
Thankin’ God for those sweet summer days
Oh how I miss those days…
Those days on Pickerel Lake
Bridge
Now his hair is gray and I’m grown too
But the boy he raised still remembers you
When the world was big and I felt small
You lifted me up—you gave it all
Final Chorus
You made sure I never went without
Taught me what bein’ a man’s all about
Love ain’t just words, it’s the things you do
And you gave so much, more than you knew
Now I’m older, and I sit and pray
Thankin’ God for those sweet summer days
Oh how I miss those days…
Those days on Pickerel Lake
Outro
Yeah, my big brother Mark, more like a dad…
Gave me the best childhood I ever had
