The Ballad Of A Man Named Dad Lyrics by Kyle Jennings
Long Black Cadillac
2017
[Verse 1] Well I was on a family trip when I was ten years old With my mom and dad to see a country show Alabama was playin' at the Buck Lake Ranch It was a hundred degrees and the sun was goin' down And my ice cream had just done flopped on the ground So I was eatin' what was left of the cone That was still in my hand [Verse 2] We were standin' 'round waitin' for the show to start Just outside of this little park Folks were comin' in from everywhere to find their seats Then somewhere in the rush of a hillbilly crowd Came this rumble that damn near shook the whole ground And that's whеn it started and boy I never will forgеt [Verse 3] This motley of a crew was raisin' up a fit They had tattoos and scars and they were cussin' and spittin' That's when my old man said "Fellas, we got a family over here" Well they all kinda stared at each other a while And right about then I saw one of 'em smile Then they all broke out in laughter and burst into tears [Verse 4] They sure got a kick out of my poor old dad In his brand new Dockers and a shirt of plaid But gettin' their kicks was just what they were lookin' for anyway Well they stood up together and they all gathered 'round And they took turns lookin' my dad up and down Then one monster of a man said "what's you gonna do about it?" [Verse 5] Now my dad had a legend the size of Alaska He was known for kickin' ass from here to Nebraska But since becoming a family man he'd settled down a little bit He wasn't very big but his faith was strong And he'd been slingin' lumber for God knows how long And you just knew this wasn't gonna turn out like it should [Verse 6] You could tell by the look he had in his eye That he knew to walk away but he just couldn't this time And you could almost feel his blood as it began to boil Well he turned to us and said "go wait in the car" Mom said 'deary now we've come too far" "Let's just go find a seat, sit down and enjoy the show" [Verse 7] Well he turned back to glance at the group And he reckoned just go on to the car This won't take but a second Well that was it, mama she just took me by the hand And I remember thinkin', what the hell's he doin' It's ten against one who's he think he's foolin' Well then what happened next, as they say, is history [Verse 8] We walked toward the lot, he walked into hell Before I could blink well the first one fell And they swallowed him up like a pack of wild hyenas There was a cling and a clash and I heard a bottle break And then somehow one ol' boy ended up with a rake And with a flick of the wrist dad stuck it where the sun don't shine [Verse 9] It sounded like applause comin' from a dust cloud For a second I was worried he might not make it out Then I heard, "you son of a...." And I knew he was doin' just fine Yeah fists were swingin' and elbows were flailin' away When it was all said and done those bikers were hightailing And a big blur of leather passed us like a bat out of hell [Verse 10] We just reached the car when mom turned around The dust was just settlin' back to the ground And there stood dad in a graveyard of kicked ass It happened so fast we barely unlocked the van It was over and done by the time it began So we just locked 'er right back up, headed back towards dad [Verse 11] There were a couple hundred yards between us and him And as we got close the scene looked pretty grim There were six or seven bodies laid out there on the ground He had a little scratch right there on his chin And there was quite a bit of blood but none of it was his And I couldn't help but notice that his shirt was still tucked in [Verse 12] The transformation's what took me aback He gave us a hug, just like that We were headed off toward the stage and not a word was said Well the show was a hit, everyone loved the band But, all I could do was just stare at my ol' man Replay that whole scenario again in my head [Verse 13] Well, needless to say from that day on It didn't take a lot for me to have my homework done Or the trash cleaned, or the lawn mowed, or the house painted up It was straight A's from there on out I said yes ma'am and sir, kept a watch on my mouth And I did everything I could to make sure I stayed on his good side [Verse 14] Well that's about it as far as I can remember I still can't get over the rath of his temper Boy if you could've only seen the things that I saw that day To know him now, hell you wouldn't believe me He's a man of few words with his heart on his sleeve But I'm givin' ya all fair warning of what lies beneath [Verse 15] Oh he'd much rather love you if you choose to let 'em But you can bet he'll beat you if you ever bet 'em He's a soft hearted soul with an anvil for a right hand And now the years have flown and dad's a little older But there's still a lot of fire in them Centrum Silver shoulders And if you think his day is past [Outro] Well you're on your own
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