Grandpa's Silver Dollar
It's just an old silver dollar my grandaddy carried
It's more than a 100 years old
With his dying breath he said I could have it
Keep it and you'll never be broke
I knew he wasn't talking 'bout money
This silver dollar meant more than that
It's a link to the things that he left behind
A roadmap to memories we had
(Chorus)
Grandpa never bought me a pony
But he taught me how to ride out hard times
He said our lives are made up of our choices
And he showed me when and where to draw the line
Grandpa taught me how to roll with the punches
How to stand tall when I wanted to run
And he gave me this old silver dollar
A reminder of all I had learned
He said you'll think you're alone but I'll be in the shadows
Forever I'll watch over you
When you lose your way and you're down in the valley
I'll show you a pathway that's true
When you're standing high on the mountain
Just know I'll be standing there too
Through the highs and the lows wherever you go
This dollar will keep me with you
(REPEAT CHORUS)
It's just an old silver dollar my grandaddy carried
It's more than a 100 years old
Lonnie C. Ratliff & Dave Younger - Okie Acres Music (BMI) - Younger Hail Publishing (BMI)
