Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Papa, pull up the chair
Tell me where you’ve been
You laugh like thunder
And start that tale again
Pennsylvania fields
Mud on your boots
You and the wind
Running from the truth
[Verse 2]
You said you learned young
How trouble tastes
Barrel-house smoke
And a hard-earned place
Drinking at the mill
Trying to act tough
Two younger brothers
Marty and Andy cut up
[Pre-Chorus]
You said the moon would catch you
When you came stumbling in
Ma would shake her head
Then forgive you in the end
And every scar you wore
Had a name, had a day
Papa, when you say it
I can see the whole thing play
[Chorus]
Tell it again, Papa
Tell it again
Pennsylvania dust
And the boys back then
Tell it again, Papa
I want that flame
Marty and Andy
And your runaway name
[Verse 3]
At twenty-two you packed up
Left that soil behind
Took a one-way road
With a restless mind
Hawaii opened wide
Like a brand-new sky
You said the ocean
Made the old hurt lie
[Bridge]
Now your hands on the table
Like weathered maps
I lean in close
And I never lean back
You grin at the kid in me
Like you did back then
And I swear those old stories
Bring you home again
[Chorus]
Tell it again, Papa
Tell it again
Pennsylvania dust
And the boys back then
Tell it again, Papa
I want that flame
Marty and Andy
And your runaway name
[Outro]
Papa, keep talking
Till the night runs low
I’ll carry your stories
Wherever I go
Details
GeneratedJul 12, 2026
Duration3:59
LanguageEnglish
Style
70s rock with a driving mid-tempo backbeat, crunchy rhythm guitars, walking bass, and a warm organ bed; verse one stays tight and story-led, pre-chorus opens with rising toms and harmony lines, chorus lands big with gang vocals and a singback hook. Papa’s voice is close-mic and weathered, with double-tracked choruses, short tape-delay throws on key words, and a big slide-guitar turn between sections. Mix is warm, analog, and road-worn., rock
Credits
Prompt byBoomSpark232
ModelAria v5.5
Prompt
70s rock, about papa reminiscing,telling stories to grandkid. Growing up in Pennsylvania fields. Getting in trouble. Drinking, smoking
2 younger brothers- Marty & Andy. moving to Hawaii at 22
