He Didn't Do

Them Wrangler jeans, Copenhagen ring

Daddy packed one every morning

He paid the bills working in the field

Tired as hell, but he didn't show it

Always putting food on the table, making sure we were able

To live a damn good life

Back when I was kid, I admired what he did

But as I get older, I find

He never missed that Sunday service

Never earned a thing without hard working

Never made my mama cry

Never scared to say what was on his mind

Never let us do without

Wouldn't let his age start to wear him down

Never listened to nobody tellin' him no

But, brother, I'm tellin' you

He taught me a lot with all he did

But I learned everything from all he didn't do

Now lemme tell you

He spent the time teaching me to drive

That ol' five-speed Chevrolet

Daylight to dark, out in the yard

Working on my baseball swing

Watching him, I'm betting that he thought those lessons

Were all I'd need to get by

But when I look back in my mind

He never missed that Sunday service

Never earned a thing without hard working

Never made my mama cry

Never scared to say what was on his mind

Never let us do without

Wouldn't let his age start to wear him down

Never listened to nobody tellin' him no

But, brother, I'm tellin' you

He taught me a lot with all he did

But I learned everything from all he didn't do

Never one for dressing up

But I know he will someday

We'll gather 'round that dirt and stone

And hear that preacher say

He never missed that Sunday service

Never earned a thing without hard working

Never made my mama cry

Never scared to say what was on his mind

Never let us do without

Wouldn't let his age start to wear him down

Never listened to nobody tellin' him no

But, brother, I'm tellin' you

He taught me a lot with all he did

But I learned everything from all he didn't do

From all he didn't do