Memories

(Intro)

Couldn’t wait for the morning

Just to hear that phone call ring

Always started soft and easy

“Hey, it’s Papa… just checking in”

(Verse 1)

“What you think about this weather?

Sure feels nice today.

Be ready in about five or ten,

We’ll grab breakfast on the way.”

He talked slow like time was endless

Like nothing had to prove

Just a man and simple moments

Teaching life without a rule

(Chorus)

He’d fish for anything and everything

Tell stories from his youth

Crack a smile and tug that line

Like he knew what mattered true

Sun on the water, wind rolling by

Nothing left to fight

Back in those quiet little moments

Everything was alright

(Verse 2)

Working on that Wheel Horse tractor

Just tinkering for fun

Oldies playing through the speakers

While the afternoon rolled on

Cup of coffee in July heat

Talking ‘bout that Kentucky sky

Saying life goes fast, boy slow it down

Don’t just let it pass you by

(Chorus)

He’d fish for anything and everything

Tell stories from his youth

Crack a smile and tug that line

Like he knew what mattered true

Porch swing moving, day fading out

Fireflies in the night

Back in those quiet little moments

Everything was alright

(Bridge)

Now I got little ones beside me

Throwing rocks into the lake

Watching them laugh like I used to

Making memories we can’t replace

And sometimes in the evening silence

When the sun dips low from sight

I swear I hear him say…

(Final Chorus)

Go fish for anything and everything

Make memories while you can

Crack a smile, hold on tight

Love your people while they’re there

Life keeps turning, years roll by

Faster than we like

But if you hold each other close enough

Everything’s alright