More Like Mama

Just like my mama used to make it

Just like my mama used to say

Just like my mama, she would argue

Just like my mama used to pray

But I'm getting more like mama every day

Just like my daddy used to party

Just like my papa used to preach

Just like my daddy, he would wander

And he'd empty out my pockets for his dreams

Turns out he ain't so different, him and me

Before the lines we travel

Gravel, grass, and steel

So many sacrifices on the hunt for something real

Even when I've gone a million miles from home

I'll be carrying this beauty like a stone

The family tree has many branches

And every branch will drop its leaves

It may not have that many season

But the stories of our lives will always be

Planted deep beneath the soil inside the sea

Before the lines we travel

Gravel, grass, and steel

So many sacrifices on the hunt for something real

Even when I've gone a million miles from home

I'll be carrying this beauty like a stone

I'll be carrying this beauty like a stone