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He raised me the old-fashioned way Never spared the rod Worked daylight to dark Except for Sundays Never heard him say His life was hard Taught me to drive a stick To hunt, to fish, to throw a lick And how to take one Good times fly by Years fade away Yesterday dies Time cries Daddy was a good ol' boy I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys Well they're about as good as it gets He gave up all the boyhood dreams And plans he'd laid   So that I'd have some Sometimes he'd speak and gaze A glimpse of better days Back on the farm I can just see him now singin' "Not Fade Away" and "True Love Ways" There in the sun Good times fly by Years fade away Yesterday dies Time cries Daddy was a good ol' boy I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys Well they're about as good as it gets I carry his picture in my wallet Together with his boyhood dreams The picture is of him at 12 years old My wallet's bustin' out at the seams Time cries out for them good ol' boys I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys My Daddy was as good as it gets Time cries out For the heart of the South Time cries out For the heart of the South Time cries out... Time cries out... Time cries out... © Jason Cole
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Jun 13, 2015
Jun 13, 2015 at 8:06 AM UTC
Good Ol' Boy
He raised me the old-fashioned way Never spared the rod Worked daylight to dark Except for Sundays Never heard him say His life was hard Taught me to drive a stick To hunt, to fish, to throw a lick And how to take one Good times fly by Years fade away Yesterday dies Time cries Daddy was a good ol' boy I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys Well they're about as good as it gets He gave up all the boyhood dreams And plans he'd laid   So that I'd have some Sometimes he'd speak and gaze A glimpse of better days Back on the farm I can just see him now singin' "Not Fade Away" and "True Love Ways" There in the sun Good times fly by Years fade away Yesterday dies Time cries Daddy was a good ol' boy I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys Well they're about as good as it gets I carry his picture in my wallet Together with his boyhood dreams The picture is of him at 12 years old My wallet's bustin' out at the seams Time cries out for them good ol' boys I'm talkin' about them good ol' boys They're the heart of the South Them good ol' boys My Daddy was as good as it gets Time cries out For the heart of the South Time cries out For the heart of the South Time cries out... Time cries out... Time cries out... © Jason Cole
A song that I wrote about my Daddy. He died in 2010. Country-folk style.
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Jun 13, 2015
Jun 13, 2015 at 8:06 AM UTC
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