My grandfather would never really say any of this, but the song is dedicated to him anyway. He taught me a lot.
lyrics
Maw gave up on me long before I was a kid
She could never forgive me for what my father did
My sister raised me up, to be a man big and strong
She's never forgave her mother for what she did wrong
Now I'm a father, got kids of my own
I've learned to forgive every one, it ain't always their fault
Be a man that's what my grandpa said
You may be the only one in the family with a right mind in your head
Sisters and brothers I'm telling this to you
So you may forgive somebody that ain't done right by you
People are people and I know that's a fact
They won't always know how they should act
Be a man that's what my grandpa said
You may be the only one in the family with a right mind in your head
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