Eat a Little Crow

Daddy was a good man With a kind and gentle way Had a wise and easy spirit In all the words he'd say There's nothin' I wouldn't give to hear his voice Saying it's gonna be okay I still cherish all those moments when he'd call and help me through my day Was a family man, and we loved his stories About livin' on the farm Sittin' by the campfire with his guitar Singing Haggard and George Jones And I could see as time went by, because of him I'm the man I am today His words still live on And I can still hear him say There'll be times in life to be proud And hold your head up high There'll be times in life to stand your ground And know you've gotta fight But more times than not, your gonna see From lessons that you've learned and you'll know But most times the best thing you can do Is eat a little crow When he grew up, life was tough But his faith got him through And the way he lived his life, was admired By everyone he knew Been a few years down the road and his words They all ring true If I could see him now I would tell him You were right, and daddy I love you There'll be times in life to be proud And hold your head up high There'll be times in life to stand your ground And know you've gotta fight But more times than not, your gonna see From lessons that you've learned and you'll know But most times the best thing you can do Is eat a little crow There's times you have to stop and bite your tongue Son, eat a little crow