Dad & Me Lyrics

He was teachin' me to mow the yard
I was ten years old, sweatin' real hard
Dad sat down and grabbed a mason jar
Full of Mama's ice cold sweet tea
He leaned back in his front porch chair
Ran his fingers through his hair
He smiled, said, won't you look at that there?
You're the best I've ever seen
Now would you say that you and me?
Take that old John boat fishin'
And do a little bit of shooting star wishin'
Buy some football and eat some fried chicken
Kick off these dirty boots
And get the hand-me-down 65 runnin'
Or take a spin in the F-100
I'll drive and you can shotgun
Takin' all-day Saturday cruise
I was happy and free as could be
'Cause it was just my dad and me
You're my Dad, I turned 16
And Daddy handed me the keys
I took a friend in the old five-speed
Wide open down Rocky Ridge
I shouldn't have taken that turn so fast
And got sideways in the grass
Daddy pulled up and he chewed my ass
As he pulled me from the ditch
And then he turned around real quick
And he said, "Let's take our old John boat fishin'
I'll give you some of Granddaddy's wisdom"
We'll watch a game and eat some fried chicken
Kick off these dirty boots
And get the hand-me-down 65 runnin'
Or take a spin in the F-100
I'll drive and you can shotgun it
'Cause you're grounded for a month or two
Yeah, I was happy but mad as could be
But I was glad that it was Dad and me
The years flew by and all that time we spent
Was evident through the gray hairs on his head
And in his beard
So I stopped by to say hi and to say thanks
For all the memories he gave me through the years
He said, "Son, until my last day here"
We should take that old John boat fishin'
And do a little bit of front porch sippin'
The game is on and I got some fried chicken
Kick off those dirty boots
I get the hand-me-down 65 runnin'
Here's the keys to my F-100
You can drive and I'll shotgun
For a Sunday evenin' cruise
We were happy and free as could be
Yeah, we were happy and free as could be
'Cause it was just my dad and me
My dad and me
It was just my dad and me