Grandpa Is My Hero
David Kuncicky
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He'd tell those off-color jokes by the charcoal flame
Cook steaks as tough as leather, but we'd eat 'em just the same
A coal patch blue ribbon always in his hand
He was from a different time, but we'd understand
When I was young, he'd hold me in his arms so tight
Lifted me so high, I thought I could touch the sky
When I was thirteen, he taught me how to drive
But he never told my parents, they'd have skinned me alive
Grandpa is my hero, he's the man I want to be
Though he had his faults, he gave the best he had to me
He taught me honesty, to hunt and fish
And to love my family
Yes, grandpa is my hero, he'll always be with me
He didn't speak much 'bout those nights in the war
Flying over the channel in a B-24
All he'd ever say in a voice steady and low
"There's some things you do and some you let go"
Left the coal mines behind, went on the G.I. Bill
Got a degree as an engineer by the force of his will
Worked thirty years straight and they gave him a watch
But his ticker gave out and his golden years were lost
Grandpa is my hero, he's the man I want to be
Though he had his faults, he taught the greatest truths to me
Charcoal smoke, blue ribbon beer, and jokes that made us blush
But all the same, I miss him so much
Yes, grandpa is my hero, he'll always be with me
Sometimes I see him in my mirror or in the way I stand
I catch a glimpse of him holding a fishing pole
Or in his uniform wearing his pilot's wings
And I wonder if I'll ever fill those shoes
Grandpa is my hero, he's the man I strive to be
He carved out a path and handed down his legacy
A coal miner's son turned engineer, forging dreams for me
Yes, grandpa is my hero, he lives on in me
Grandpa is my hero, he'll always be with me