Barely asleep when I got the call
Drove through the night till I made it home
And in his last few breaths I heard
Eighty-one years of wisdom learned
Born in the south when the country was down
Somehow found work when no work could be found
Drafted to war.Eighteen so young
But when it was through his fight had just begun
And he said
You can't find truth without the hurt
You won't know peace without a fight
It always matters how you live your life
And only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down to everyone
Someday you'll be a story to someone

He found his wife
And she helped him heal
He was her sword and she was his shield
Tried to make sure the family
Could always endure the pain that life could bring
And he said
Don't ever think that you've got time
'Cause you can't stop the passing years
So don't ever lose yourself inside your fears
'Cause only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down to everyone
Someday you'll be a story to someone
One day I'll have a child of my own
And I'll share the light that I've been shown
And say those word that I was told long ago
'Cause only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down to everyone
Someday you'll be a story to someone
The love that you found
Will be passed down to everyone
Someday you'll be a story to someone