[Verse 1]
I miss back when I used to ride with you to shoe horses
Dust on your boots
Coffee in a stained old cup
Radio low, you’d hum along
Sun barely up
Long walks hunting, you’d slow down just to match my stride
Point out every broken fence
Every place you used to hide
You laughed when I tripped on roots
Said, “Boy, that’s how you learn to try”
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I miss back when I used to ride with you to shoe horses
Long walks hunting through the dew
You bought me my first truck
Tanks for taking the time to teach me how to
Be a man the way you do
Every little thing I am
It all tracks back to you
[Verse 2]
You bought me my first truck, keys shaking in my nervous hand
Said, “Ease off the clutch
Feel the road, don’t fight the land”
I still hear that gravel spin
Every time I see that brand
Tanks for taking the time to teach me how to
Back up straight, fix what’s broke, see the hard day through
You said, “Son, talk less, listen more
Let your handshake speak for you”
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[Bridge]
Now the barn’s a little quieter
Your old hat hangs the same
I walk past that rusted trailer
And I still hear my name
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