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THAT’S MY DAD
1) I CAN REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO, SETTING UP ON MY DADS LAP, WANTING TO OPEN UP A PACK OF HIS SMOKES
HE’D SHOW ME HOW, AND I SUCCEEDED ON MY VERY FIRST TRY—THAT WAS MY DAD
2) AS TIME WENT ON, HE SHOWED ME ALL THE THINGS IN
LIFE HE COULD DO. WE BUILT A GUITAR TOGETHER, AND HE SHOWED ME HOW TO REPLACE THE U-JOINTS ON A SCHOOL BUS. I WATCHED HIM ADJUST THE IDLE ON HIS HARLEY, AND FIX A BROKEN WINDOW PANE, YEH THAT I BROKE--- THAT WAS MY DAD
3) A DAY CAME WHEN MY DAD MADE A GREAT CHANGE IN
HIS LIFE. HE QUIT DRINKING AND SMOKING, AND I’D SEE HIM READING THE BIBLE A LOT. DAD STARTED TREATING MOM LIKE HE HAD A NEW WOMAN IN HIS LIFE.
AMAZING GRACE HAD TAKEN PLACE. THAT’S MY DAD
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NOW HE’S A MAN I CAN UNDERSTAND--- FOREVER AND A
DAY.
4) DAD’S RETIRED NOW, STILL READING HIS BIBLE AND
MAKING THE SECRET OF A HAPPY LIFE COME TRUE. I STILL GIVE MY DAD A KISS AND A HUG WHEN I SEE HIM- IT’S HOW WE SHOW EACH OTHER THAT WE CARE. YEH, HE’S A GODLY MAN--- THAT’S MY DAD
REPEAT CHORUS
YEH THAT’S MY DAD- HE SHURE IS A GREAT MAN- I WISH
WE CAN SPEND ETERNITY TOGETHER- CAUSE THAT’S
WHAT WER’E GOING TO DO- I LOVE YOU DAD
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