Don't Ask Me About A Woman

I was sittin' with him on his front porch swing Soakin' up wisdom and Grandma's sweet tea Listenin' to his stories, man, he'd done it all His tour in the Army and his wilder days Raisin' my daddy and bailing his hay He cut off a twist of tobacco, stuck it in his jaw Cocked back his hat with a sideways grin And gave me that old wink He said, "I could tell you somethin' 'Bout most anything" "But don't ask me 'bout a woman All I know is, boy, they're somethin' They're tender and they're tough Can break it down and lift you up Don't ask me 'bout a woman That's some complicated stuff They ain't made to figure out They're just made to love" He said, "Boy, I've lived nearly eighty years There's a lot of know how between these ears But when it comes to your Grandma I'm still your age" "It took me a long, long time to learn Lovin' a woman is full of left turns The more they change The more they stay the same" "Son, it's been that way Since the beginnin' of time We're behind the wheel But just along for the ride" "But don't ask me 'bout a woman All I know is, boy, they're somethin' They're tender and they're tough Can break it down and lift you up Don't ask me 'bout a woman That's some complicated stuff They ain't made to figure out They're just made to love" Fast forward ten years, it's Saturday night She's changed three times Says her hair ain't right My mind reels back to the time and place When I heard my Grandpa say "Don't ask me about a woman Boy, that's some complicated stuff They ain't made to figure out They're just made to love" Now I know what he's talkin' about They're just made to love