Help Somebody Lyrics - Singles - Van Zant

Well grandaddy was a hillbilly scholar, 

blue collar of a man... 

He came from the school 

where you didn't need nothin' if you couldn't make it with your own two hands 

He was backwoods, backwards, used words like: 

no sir, yes ma'am, by god, be darned, hell yeah I'm American.. 

and all the years he walked this earth 

I swear all he did was work. 

He said the devil dreams on an idle horse 

so you listen to me squirt.. 

Don't get too high on a bottle, 

and get right with the man. 

Fight your fights, find your grace 

and all the things that you can't change, and help somebody if you can 

Now Granny said sonny 

stick to your gun if you believe in something 

no matter what 

cause it's better to be hated for who you are 

Than beloved for what you're not. 

She was 5 feet of concrete 

New York born and raised on a slick city street. 

She'll stare you down, stand her ground, 

still kickin' and screamin' at 93 

I remember just how frail she looked 

in that hospital bed 

taking her last few breaths of life 

and smiling as she said 

Don't get too high on a bottle, 

just a little sip every now and then, 

fight your fights, 

find your grace, 

and all the things that you can't change 

and help somebody if you can, 

and get right with the man 

I never let a cowboy make the coffee 

yeah that's what Granny always said to my Grandad 

and he'd say never tell a joke 

that ain't that funny more than once 

and if you want to hear God laugh, 

tell Him your plans 

Don't get too high on a bottle, 

get right with the man, son. 

fight your fights, 

find your grace, 

and all the things you two can't change 

and help somebody if you can 

and get right with the man 

and get right with the man