The Weather (Grandpa's Song)

Christmas wasn't the same without her But we put up that tree anyway He said "kids don't make a fuss. This year it's just another day" We do our best to keep it normal And it all works for a little while Took him beating me at a hand of cards to finally crack a smile If he still drank he'd be drinking If he still smoked he'd be lightning one up If he wasn't shutting down about right now he'd be opening up 'Bout how he finished all her stories And bought her magazines The gossip kind from the check out line she always loved to read Telling me all about 65 years together But right now he can only talk about the weather I catch him looking at her favourite chair I can almost read his mind I bet he can see her sitting there I bet he's going back in time He's thinking how they loved like crazy and how they fought like cats About all the things he misses Wishing the good lord would give her back If he still drank he'd be drinking If he still smoked he'd be lightning one up If he wasn't shutting down about right now he'd be opening up 'Bout how he finished all her stories And bought her magazines The gossip kind from the check out line she always loved to read Telling me all about 65 years together But right now he can only talk about the weather I know if he still drank he'd be drinking If he still smoked he'd be lighting one up If he wasn't shutting down about right now, he'd be opening up 'Bout how he finished all her stories And bought her magazines The gossip kind from the check out line she always loved to read Telling me all about 65 years together But right now he can only talk about the weather It's okay We can talk about the weather