The Grandpa That I Know Lyrics - Patty Loveless

Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet 

This lace collar's chokin' me 

Cuttin' off my air supply 

When I hang my head to cry 

When I hang my head to cry 

I see tears on daddy's face 

Someone's hummin', "Amazing Grace" 

Rain beats on this graveside tier 

Preacher says he did repent 

Preacher says he did repent 

They've got him layin' there in pin stripes 

How'd they get him in that suit? 

I guess the Lord will recognize him 

Without his overalls and mule 

And they all say he looks so natural 

But all I see's a cold dark hole 

I won't commit this day to memory 

That ain't the Grandpa that I know 

That ain't the Grandpa that I know 

Tractor never pulled his plough 

He walked and cursed and loved that ground 

His hand sowed each and every seed 

And he'd pray for rain and fight the weeds 

He'd pray for rain and fight the weeds 

He said, "This simple life, it suits me fine" 

Never dreamed beyond the county line 

Grandma was his boyhood bride 

He'll be there in her arms tonight 

He'll sleep there in her arms tonight 

They've got him layin' there in pin stripes 

How'd they get him in that suit? 

I guess the Lord will recognize him 

Without his overalls and mule 

And they all say he looks so natural 

But all I see's a cold dark hole 

I won't commit this day to memory 

That ain't the Grandpa that I know 

They played a pretty organ number 

Swore it was his favorite tune 

But I know he preferred a fiddle 

Playin' Carroll County Blues 

They all say he looks so natural 

But all I see's a cold dark hole 

I won't commit this day to memory 

That ain't the Grandpa that I know 

That ain't the Grandpa that I know