I grew up watching Pawpaw Tommy roll,Diesel smoke rising, eighteen wheels on the road.Hauling water in the oilfield, working long and hard,Then he'd hit that highway, pulling Tyson loads far.Never saw him scared of a long day's work,Never saw him quit when the road got rough.He taught me that a man's gotta earn what he gets,And you don't back down when life puts you to the test.
ChorusI'm just like Pawpaw Tommy,Got that diesel in my blood.Learned to work from sunupTill the moon comes up.He hauled water in the oilfield,I followed those same roads.Every load I pull todayIs carrying what he showed.Yeah, I got my work ethicFrom a man who wouldn't run—Pawpaw Tommy taught me how to workAnd how to get the job done.
Verse 2Now I'm out here hauling water, just like he used to do,Oilfield dust on my boots and that old sky turning blue.Long hours in the truck, watching those pumpjacks work,You learn pretty quick out here what a hard day's worth.Sometimes when I'm rolling down an oilfield road,I think about Pawpaw and the lessons that he showed.He wasn't just my grandfather, he was the man I watched,The reason I learned early that hard work can't be bought.
ChorusI'm just like Pawpaw Tommy,Got that diesel in my blood.Learned to work from sunupTill the moon comes up.He hauled water in the oilfield,I followed those same roads.Every load I pull todayIs carrying what he showed.Yeah, I got my work ethicFrom a man who wouldn't run—Pawpaw Tommy taught me how to workAnd how to get the job done.
BridgeHe taught me keep your word,Put your shoulder to the wheel.If you say you're gonna do it,Then you damn sure better will.There's pride in earning every dollar,There's honor in the grind.And the older that I get,The more I see him in my life.
Final ChorusI'm just like Pawpaw Tommy,And I'm proud to say his name.Still hauling water in the oilfield,Still playing that working man's game.He drove those long highways,I drive these oilfield roads,But the same blood's in these veinsAnd the same lessons I was shown.Yeah, I got my work ethicFrom the greatest man I knew—Pawpaw Tommy,Every mile I driveI'm carrying a piece of you.
OutroSo fire up that diesel,Let that old engine sing.I'll keep working hard, Pawpaw,Just like you taught me.
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