the roys
grandpa's barn
There's an old rusty tractor Sitting there in his barn Still covered in dirt from working on his farm Theres an old faded calender From Johnsons hardware store Still says July nineteen fifty four  Theres a piece of that ladder I climbed where he couldn't see I smoked my first and last cigarette And i turned john deere green No he never told momma When he caught me he just laughed And said son that won't make you a man  Today the sun was shining as the family gathered round Teardrops were falling as we laid him in the ground But i knew where i could come to be with things close to his heart Theres a lifetime of memories In grandpas barn  I rolled back the cover On his long white cadillac At ten years old he let me steer Sitting there on his lap Theres a picture of grandma That he kept in the dash An old 8track His favorite Johnny Cash In a corner of his tackroom Underneath his cross Theres a worn out Holy Bible The one that saved him when he was lost It said remember son You've got to get down on your knees And thank God for the blessings you receive  Today the sun was shining as the family gathered round Teardrops were falling as we laid him in the ground But i knew where i could come to be with things close to his heart Theres a lifetime of memories In grandpas barn  I'm reliving a lifetime In grandpa's barn