Uncle Herschel’s Gone (Cracker Barrel Blues)

[Verse 1] Well I drove up to that old familiar sign Where the rockin’ chairs and memories align But somethin’ felt different, somethin’ felt wrong Uncle Herschel and his barrel, they were gone [Chorus] They took away the man who made us feel at home Left us with some letters, fancy and alone Forty-eight years of sittin’ by that store Now Uncle Herschel ain’t there anymore Stock’s droppin’ faster than my heart tonight Sometimes change just don’t feel right [Verse 2] CEO says it’s modern, says it’s clean But we lost a hundred million, know what I mean? Twitter’s blowin’ up from here to Tennessee Folks want their old country store back, can’t you see? [Chorus] They took away the man who made us feel at home Left us with some letters, fancy and alone Forty-eight years of sittin’ by that store Now Uncle Herschel ain’t there anymore Stock’s droppin’ faster than my heart tonight Sometimes change just don’t feel right [Bridge] They lightened up the walls, cleared out the past Said the future’s here, but will it last? From barrel to bland in just one day Some things should just stay the same way [Final Chorus] They took away the man who made us feel at home Left us with some letters, cold and alone Forty-eight years he was waitin’ by that door Now Uncle Herschel ain’t there anymore Stock’s droppin’ faster than tears tonight Some changes just ain’t right Yeah, some changes just ain’t right [Tags: country ballad, Nashville style, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, male vocals, storytelling, satirical]