Daddy shoulda been a preacher man
'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak
He didn't always follow his own advice
But we got a sermon every week
He'd say, "Trouble always starts as fun,"
And, "Broken hearts will always mend."
"Tough times don't last, tough people do,"
And, "Nothin' breaks if it can bend."
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
"Never owe another man."
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
"Don't use words you can't understand."
"Find the Lord before you need him."
And, "Never lose your pride."
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Daddy never ran from anything
Always took his share of the blame
Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up
But hard enough to stop a train
He said, "Only fight when you have to,
'Cause there's always a faster gun."
And, "You'll know a hero from a coward
When you see which way they run."
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
"Never owe another man."
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
"Don't use words you can't understand."
"Find the Lord before you need him."
And, "Never lose your pride."
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Daddy left me his old saddle the day that he passed on
And these words are etched into my mind, just as they were in stone
"Don't ever sell your saddle."
"Never owe another man."
"Watch where you spit on a windy day."
"Don't use words you can't understand."
"Find the Lord before you need him."
And, "Never lose your pride."
"Don't ever sell your saddle,
'Cause life's a long, long ride."
Don't ever sell your saddle,
'Cause life's a long, long ride.
