B22 Crew - He Was

I remember rain' tappin' on the stain-glass window at the chapel
The day we laid granddaddy to rest
I remember momma cryin', holdin' grandma's hand they were tryin'
To be strong for each other, and me, I guess
He just looked like he was sleepin' as we sang "Amazing Grace"
And it hadn't really sunk in 'til I heard the preacher say

He was born in North Georgia
He was a high school football star
When he was seventeen he married Maggie Jensen
He was World War II hero
He was a granddaddy five times
Yeah, he was a good one we'll miss him
And those words hurt the first time I heard'em change from
He is... to he was

Got his old table in my new dining room
It's got a coffee cup stain that reminds me
Of us grand-kids sittin' there on those hard-wooden chairs
Listenin' to him tellin' stories
Now, I'm sittin' at that table starin' at his empty seat
And I catch myself smiling
At all those memories

He was crazy 'bout fried catfish
He was a classic car collector
Every verse in the Bible he remembered
He was a master poker player
He was tough as John Wayne
He was supposed to live forever
And I don't know a boy who wouldn't be proud to become
The man he was
And I don't know a boy who wouldn't be proud to become
The man he was
He was
He was

Written by:
Adam Dorsey, J.T. Estrada

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