[Verse] He smoked like the wind Drank like the rain In a truck that growled louder than a train His boots kicked dust His words cut deep Grandpa’s shadow never let me sleep [Chorus] He was tougher than the rust on his old blue Chevy Shot more deer than the woods could carry A legend in the holler A king with no crown Grandpa’s shadow still rides this town [Verse 2] A six-pack of stories A heart full of steel His knuckles told tales that time couldn’t heal In the ‘60s he ran where the law wouldn’t go With a grin like a blade and a heart full of woe [Prechorus] He’d say "Son The world ain’t soft It’s cruel and bare" But he’d hold the weight like it wasn’t there [Chorus] He was tougher than the rust on his old blue Chevy Shot more deer than the woods could carry A legend in the holler A king with no crown Grandpa’s shadow still rides this town [Bridge] His belt was leather His words were stone He left a mark where the wild things roam Cigarettes and moonshine lined his breath He laughed at life He stared down death
