[Verse 1]
Coal miner’s granddaughter
Coffee cup
Calloused hands
Ash on her apron
Bible on the fan
She’d tap that chipped mug
Say
“Girl
Stand tall
Soft don’t mean simple
And pride comes before a fall”
[Chorus]
I was raised by granddaughters of grit
Strong in a quiet way
They could cut you down with a look
Then cook your favorite plate
Both gentle
Both stern
They burned their lessons in my skin
Coal miner’s granddaughter
Steele man’s daughter
Taught me how to win
[Verse 2]
Steele man’s daughter
Pressed shirt
Steady jaw
She’d fix my crooked collar
See every tiny flaw
“Say what you mean
Child
Mean every word you say
You can cry in the evening
But you fight through the day”
[Chorus]
I was raised by granddaughters of grit
Strong in a quiet way
They could cut you down with a look
Then cook your favorite plate
Both gentle
Both stern
They burned their lessons in my skin
Coal miner’s granddaughter
Steele man’s daughter
Made me strong as them
[Bridge]
From the dust and the fire
To this life that I live
I carry their temper
I carry their give
When I walk that hard line
Between tender and tough
I hear their voices
Saying
“Girl
You’re enough”
[Chorus]
I was raised by granddaughters of grit
Strong in a quiet way
They could cut you down with a look
Then pull you into their embrace
Both gentle
Both stern
Their names are the steel in my spine
Coal miner’s granddaughter
Steele man’s daughter
I’m their miracle in time