When a man Knows

He didn't have to say much You could feel it when he spoke Some men carry thunder Some men carry hope When a man knows, he don't need a crown He can hold that line without pushing you down He stands on the truth, still leaves room to grow That's the kind of strength only time can show He was camping, he was joy He was patience for a boy He played the music so the dark fell low That's my grandpa When a man knows He was safety in a world that shook A steady hand in an open book Leader without needing control Grounded like a tree with a campfire soul Took me fishing where the water ran clean I was little, thinking then was the dream Caught those fish, then he threw them back I looked at him like, "Grandpa, what the heck is that?" He just laughed like the lesson was light Life still matters when it ain't on your plate Then he bought me fish sticks on the ride back home That's how love talks when it don't need a throne Every lesson came heart out loud Some came smiling with the windows down Some came muddy, some came slow Some came from a man who already knows He'd draw a line in the dirt with grace Still make you feel like you had a place Even if he stood on the other side You knew he saw you through honest eyes When a man knows, he don't need a crown He can hold that line without pushing you down He stands on the truth, still leaves room to grow That's the kind of strength only time can show He was camping, he was joy He was patience for a boy He played the music so the dark fell low That's my grandpa When a man knows Deer stand quiet, forest locked tight No birds, no wind, not a sound inside I'm sitting there still, trying not to breathe Then he starts crunching granola next to me I looked over like, "You've got to be kidding" Trying not to laugh while the whole woods was listening That was him, real as rain Turning quiet into something I'd keep again Cowboys in the yard when I was small Good guys, bad guys, toy guns and all Late night Westerns with the TV glow Tombstone, The Patriot, stories moving slow He taught me right didn't always come clean Sometimes the last is somewhere in between But if wrong walked in, he knew where to stand And he never needed hate to prove he was a man [Chorus] He'd draw a line in the dirt with grace Still make you feel like you had a place Even if he stood on the other side You knew he saw you through honest eyes When a man knows, he don't need a crown He can hold that line without pushing you down He stands on the truth, still leaves room to grow That's the kind of strength only time can show He was camping, he was joy He was patience for a boy He played the music so the dark fell low That's my grandpa [Outro] When a man knows When a man knows, he leaves more than his name He leaves a little fire in everybody's flame He leaves old songs where the cold wind blows That's my grandpa When a man knows [acoustic guitar, banjo, and electric guitar fade out] Fishing lines and Western eyes Granola crunching in the quiet pines Banjo strings and a boy with dreams He was more than I knew back then He was camping, he was joy He was safety for a boy He played the music so others had a light to show That's my grandpa When a man knows 🎙️ BloodOnTheMic: We’re live across the major streaming platforms. Find us on Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Facebook Music, and more. Listen. Follow. Join the conversation.