Who They Were

Grandpa went to war when he was just 18

Came back with a fighter's heart

He gave it to me

My dad took care of us

With his hands in the dirt

Taught me to suck it up

Taught me how to work

Don't write checks that you can't cash

Don't say nothing you can't take back

If it's something you believe

Don't let it go

Steady as the wind blows

Everything that I know

Every single blessing, every curse

I am who I am cause they were who they were

When I'm picking up the pieces of all my mistakes

I think about what he did & didn't do the same

Taught me how to run away

Sometimes drink too much

But when mama stayed

They taught me how to love

Steady as the wind blows

Everything that I know

Every single blessing, every curse

I am who I am cause they were who they were

Don't write checks that you can't cash

Don't say nothing you can't take back

If its something you believe don't let it go

Don't be ashamed of who you are

Don't give up can't pray too hard

No matter how far away you get

You can still come home

Steady as the wind blows

Everything that I know

Every single blessing every curse

I am who I am cause they were who they were