Grandpa Thorne

From rags to riches is the story told Of a man with a rebel soul And grew up in the shadow Of US steel He wasn't always the best in school And some would say that he was a fool And being poor back then just meant That the draft was near (So) He forged his mom's signature at 17 So he could volunteer the infantry Married his high school love Then shipped away To Vietnam in '68 Through the hell, fire, blood and flames His son was born that fall, n' still wishes he Was in the room that day I'd call him superman or more But hell I'm torn So I'll just call him my Grandpa Thorne He came back home all in one piece And provided for his family Gave everything he had For his daughter and son 27 years since he left that war My older brother was finally born He made a promise to quit the smokes Just for his first grandson (But today) He may look gray and old But you'll never see his cars drive slow And the fridge in the garage stays stocked With miller 64 And never will I see the day That he'll sell that '76 stingray He loves what he's got Will never ask for more He's been my superman ever since I was born So I just call him my Grandpa Thorne He picked me up when I got caught Drinking out in that small town He saw himself in my eyes and said "Son, you need to slow down" He's always been there for me Whenever times got rough And when the Lord calls him up That day will be more than tough He may look gray and old But you'll never see his cars drive slow And the fridge in the garage stays stocked With miller 64 And never will I see the day That he'll sell that '76 stingray He loves what he's got Will never ask for more He's been my superman ever since I was born So I just call him my Grandpa Thorne Yeah I call him my Grandpa Thorne