Forefathers (Stripped Back)

Well my momma worked the graveyard

And my daddy was gone

So I spent my nights with Ray Charles

I cried to Louis Armstrong

Well my momma she was always there

Diggin' us out of the hole

But my father he never cared

Now he don't even pick up the phone

So I call

Jim Beam when I'm in need

Evan Williams if I'm, out of money

Johnnie Walker picks up day and night

Jack Daniels he always gives me great advice

As a child playing make-believe

Pretending that you're coming home

I would climb in the maple tree

Guessing which car was yours

It took a while but you finally showed

15 Summers down the road

I know you tried to give it a go

But you don't answer my calls no more

So I call

Jim Beam when I'm need

Evan Williams if I'm out of money

Johnnie Walker picks up day and night

Jack Daniels he always gives me great advice