Me and Dad

Momma said he was the hardest workin’ man she’d ever known
And every Friday night I’d wait for him to drive his big rig home
I’d start runnin’ when I heard him roundin’ that last bend
Stick out my thumb and wait for him to stop and let me in

Me and dad, ridin’ in his big ol’ semi, windows open, hair was blowin’
Singin’ loud to Merle Haggard
Me and dad, playin’ baseball in the backyard, every hit was a homerun
And he’d announce it to the neighbors
Didn’t matter what we did or didn’t have
Just as long as there was time for me and dad

Well, he told me ‘bout the Dodgers and how they moved from Brooklyn out there to L.A.
And ever since I was a baby, you know I’ve made him smile ‘bout every single day
Don’t get me wrong, I put him to the test a time or two
But he could dry my tears with just one single ‘I love you’

Me and dad, on the lakeshore wearin’ waders, tryin’ hard to catch the big one
Laughin’ loud each time we lost him
Me and dad, pickin’ flowers out for momma, tie ‘em up and take ‘em home
And they looked just like we bought them
Didn’t matter what we did or didn’t have
Just as long as there was time for me and dad

Momma said he was the hardest workin’ man she’d ever known