Grandpa's Hands

She raised me while mama was workin He let me help him when he built somethin My first bottle of wine, was made with plums, And grandpa's hands He'd sit in his chair with a toothpick, watching, One of the many Cleveland ballgames, I remember the metroparks and old John Robb, And grandpa's hands The strongest man I ever knew was he, Taught me how to love, and live, and be, The pride that comes from being alive, Becoming the man that's inside, And makin a family that survives Check the papers, find garage sales, Knittin' slippers; when all else fails, The most supportive woman ya ever knew, And grandma's hands Gibson, Les Paul, banjo pickin, Becks in the AM, now that ain't sinnin' Listenin more than anything, And grandpa's hands Strongest man I ever knew was he, Who Taught me how to love, and laugh, and see, The pride that comes from being alive, Becoming the man that's inside, And makin a family that survives - Instrumental - Strongest man I ever knew was he, Who Taught me how to love, and laugh, and see, The pride that comes from being alive, Becoming the man that's inside, And makin a family that survives Makin a family that thrives