| Song | Help Somebody |
| Artist | Van Zant |
| Album | Get Right With The Man |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| 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 a grace, | |
| "And all the things that you can change, | |
| "And help somebody if you can." | |
| Now Granny said: Sonny, stick to your guns, | |
| "If you believe in something, no matter what, | |
| "'Cause it's better to be hated for who you are, | |
| "Than be loved for who you're not. | |
| She was five feet of concrete | |
| New York born an' raised on a slick city street. | |
| She'd cold-stare you down, stand her ground, | |
| Still kickin' and screamin' at 93. | |
| I remember just how frail she looked in that hospital bed: | |
| Takin' her last few breaths of life, smilin' as she said: | |
| "Don't get too high on a bottle, | |
| "Just a little sip ev'ry now and then. | |
| "Fight your fights, find a grace, | |
| "And all the things that you can change, | |
| "And help somebody if you can. | |
| "And get right with the Man. | |
| Instrumental Break. | |
| (C'mon now.) | |
| "I never let a cowboy make the coffee." | |
| Yeah, thats 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 wanna 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 a grace, | |
| "And all the things that you can change, | |
| "And help somebody if you can. | |
| "And get right with the Man." | |
| Yeah. | |
| (Get too high.) | |
| (Help somebody if you can.) | |
| And get right with the Man. |
| 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 a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can." | |
| Now Granny said: Sonny, stick to your guns, | |
| " If you believe in something, no matter what, | |
| "' Cause it' s better to be hated for who you are, | |
| " Than be loved for who you' re not. | |
| She was five feet of concrete | |
| New York born an' raised on a slick city street. | |
| She' d coldstare you down, stand her ground, | |
| Still kickin' and screamin' at 93. | |
| I remember just how frail she looked in that hospital bed: | |
| Takin' her last few breaths of life, smilin' as she said: | |
| " Don' t get too high on a bottle, | |
| " Just a little sip ev' ry now and then. | |
| " Fight your fights, find a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can. | |
| " And get right with the Man. | |
| Instrumental Break. | |
| C' mon now. | |
| " I never let a cowboy make the coffee." | |
| Yeah, thats 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 wanna 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 a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can. | |
| " And get right with the Man." | |
| Yeah. | |
| Get too high. | |
| Help somebody if you can. | |
| And get right with the Man. |
| 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 a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can." | |
| Now Granny said: Sonny, stick to your guns, | |
| " If you believe in something, no matter what, | |
| "' Cause it' s better to be hated for who you are, | |
| " Than be loved for who you' re not. | |
| She was five feet of concrete | |
| New York born an' raised on a slick city street. | |
| She' d coldstare you down, stand her ground, | |
| Still kickin' and screamin' at 93. | |
| I remember just how frail she looked in that hospital bed: | |
| Takin' her last few breaths of life, smilin' as she said: | |
| " Don' t get too high on a bottle, | |
| " Just a little sip ev' ry now and then. | |
| " Fight your fights, find a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can. | |
| " And get right with the Man. | |
| Instrumental Break. | |
| C' mon now. | |
| " I never let a cowboy make the coffee." | |
| Yeah, thats 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 wanna 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 a grace, | |
| " And all the things that you can change, | |
| " And help somebody if you can. | |
| " And get right with the Man." | |
| Yeah. | |
| Get too high. | |
| Help somebody if you can. | |
| And get right with the Man. |