Your Humble Way (For Poppaw)

Duration

4:01

Genres

Country

Lyrics

His hands were always rough and scarred. He worked the mines… he worked on cars. Always busy ‘round our house… A man who knew what hard work was about. When evenings came he’d rest awhile. Trigger and Roy’d always make him smile. As a boy, I knew my daddy was gone… That’s when grandpa took the big job on. ‘Cuz you stepped in when I needed a man… to show me how to be. A young boy lost in a world of pain… I found the strength of family. And though I grew to stand taller than you… There’s not a day I don’t pray… That someday I might fill your shoes… And learn to walk your humble way. I remember church as his favorite time… The bluegrass hymns… the preacher’s rhymes. And when they called on him to pray… I’d never seen a grown man cry that way. His voice would crack so soft and sweet. The words “Oh Lord” in loud repeat. A humble man down on his knees… His tears of joy showed strength to me. Yes, you stepped in when I needed a man… to show me how to be. A young boy lost in a world of pain… I found the strength of family. And though I grew to stand taller than you… There’s not a day I don’t pray… That someday I might fill your shoes… And learn to walk your humble way. Now, I pray each day that passes by… one day I’ll fill your shoes. You showed me how to take on life… A gift I’ll never lose. Yeah, you stepped in when I needed a man… to show me how to be. A young boy lost in a world of pain… I found the strength of family. And though I grew to stand taller than you… There’s not a day I don’t pray… That someday I might fill your shoes… And learn to walk your humble way. Yes, someday I hope to fill your shoes… And learn to walk your humble way.