Pawpaw n maw maw

Songtext

[Intro — Slow Piano / Faint Violin] Sixteen years ago, you opened up your door, When I didn’t have a place to sleep no more. You could’ve looked at me like I wasn’t blood, But you pulled me in and gave me love. You called me family before I earned the name, And somehow life ain’t ever been the same. [Verse 1 — Acoustic Guitar / Piano] I wasn’t your grandson when I walked through that door, But you treated me like one, and somehow became more. Maw-Maw had that recliner, same spot every day, And Paw-Paw made sure she never had to get up anyway. Breakfast every morning, coffee by her side, He’d open up the curtains and let that morning light inside. Open up the front door, walk outside and check the mail, 58 years of loving her without ever letting her fail. She loved them yard sales, she’d drag him town to town, Bingo every Wednesday, he’d always stick around. Same soap opera every afternoon at two, And he’d sit there like he’d seen it sixteen timesss [Pre-Chorus — Violin Rising] He never called it sacrifice, Never acted like he paid a price. He just loved her like a man should do, And Paw-Paw, I learned what love was watching you. [Chorus — Full Band / Gritty Electric Guitar] Then one day Maw-Maw got sick, And the one place she hated became the place she had to go. They said her kidneys shut down, And we knew we couldn’t take her home. “Get the family here,” that’s what the doctor said, And I’ve never seen Paw-Paw cry until that moment hit. He held her hand and wouldn’t let it go, Till she took her last breath and left him all alone. And I know 58 years ain’t long enough, When you spend fifty-plus years wrapped up in someone’s love. But if I’m ever half the man you were, I’ll know I learned it from you first. [Verse 2 — Piano / Acoustic Guitar] You loved her in the little things nobody ever saw, Making sure she had her breakfast, opening every door. Driving her wherever that woman wanted to go, Never once complaining, never saying no. She didn’t have to lift a finger, didn’t have to leave her chair, ’Cause you were always standing somewhere making sure you were there. And when the hospital room got quiet that night, You sat beside her holding on with all your might. I watched a strong man break in a way I’d never seen, Like fifty years of memories were crashing through the scene. [Bridge 1 — Piano Alone / Violin] Dillon’s still living with you, Landen comes every weekend like he always used to do. Kristy stays close, making sure you’re not alone, But I know every room feels different now she’s gone. Morgan get up every morning n call yo phoneeee That recliner’s still sitting where it’s always been, But nobody’s rocking in it anymore. That house still holds her fingerprints, But she ain’t walking through that door. [Bridge 2 — Bigger / Electric Guitar Builds] And I know you’re tired, Paw-Paw, I can see it in your eyes. You’re trying to learn how to live In a world without your wife. You wake up every morning And she’s the first thing on your mind, Fifty years beside somebody Don’t disappear overnight. You still reach for that habit, Still expect to hear her call. Still look toward that recliner Like she’s gonna be there after all. [Chorus — Full Band / Emotional Peak] Then one day Maw-Maw got sick, And the one place she hated became the place she had to go. They said her kidneys shut down, And we knew we couldn’t take her home. “Get the family here,” that’s what the doctor said, And I’ve never seen Paw-Paw cry until that moment hit. He held her hand and wouldn’t let it go, Till she took her last breath and left him all alone. And I know sixteen years ain’t long enough, When you spend fifty-plus years wrapped up in someone’s love. But you showed me something I’ll never forget— How a woman’s supposed to be loved and respected. [Bridge 3 — Whispered / Piano + Violin] You showed me how a man should treat his woman, How to love her without keeping score. How to make her breakfast every morning, How to open up the curtain, How to hold her hand when she’s scared, How to stay when the road gets hard. And Paw-Paw… I hope you know something. [Final Bridge — Massive Emotional Break] You ain’t Mr. Johnny to me. You is my paw paw You’re the man who opened up his home When I had nowhere else to go. You’re the man who gave me a family When I didn’t know what family was supposed to feel like. You’re the man who showed me That love ain’t always saying something— Sometimes it’s making breakfast. Sometimes it’s checking the mail. Sometimes it’s driving somebody to a yard sale Because that’s what makes them happy. Sometimes love is sitting beside a hospital bed When you’re scared to death And still refusing to let go. And if I ever become half the man you are, I’ll pat myself on the back and say, “Boy, you finally got something right.” [Final Chorus — Full Band / Crying Electric Guitar] So don’t you ever think you’re alone, Even though that house don’t feel like home.