[Intro]

Hey, bud, I want you to give me a call

There's an article in today's paper about you and "I Hate Alabama"

A really good article and I love you and I'm so proud of you

[Verse 1]

Damn, it's hard to watch you go

As they laid you in the ground

Right next to Grandma's stone

But I know you been thinking 'bout

Seeing her again since the day

She got to Jesus first

Yeah, but saying goodbye to my best friend

Well, damn, it hurts

[Chorus]

As long as that '87 Chevy still runs

As long as them catfish catching on the bank

As long as they're still pouring coffee black

I'll hear you every time that I hear Hank

As long as Tennessee plays Alabama

On a Saturday in the fall

I'll see you every time, you'll be on my mind

So you won't еver really be gonе

[Verse 2]

I play them memories in my head

Every time I drive around this place

See you standing on that porch

Red button-down, ball cap, faded A-frame

'Cause how to be a man and how to trust God

And how to work hard, rolling up your sleeves

And how to love one wife fifty years this side

Yeah, you taught me everything

[Chorus]

As long as that '87 Chevy still runs

As long as them catfish catching on the bank

As long as they're still pouring coffee black

I'll hear you every time that I hear Hank

As long as Tennessee plays Alabama

On a Saturday in the fall

I'll see you every time, you'll be on my mind

So you won't ever really be gone

[Post-Chorus]

(No, you won't ever really be gone)

[Bridge]

As long as I still got your last name

As long as I get to hand it down

I'll make sure they know

All about the man that I'm just tryna make proud

[Chorus]

As long as that '87 Chevy still runs

As long as them catfish catching on the bank

As long as they're still pouring coffee black

I'll hear you every time that I hear Hank

As long as Tennessee plays Alabama

On a Saturday in the fall

I'll see you every time, you'll be on my mind

So you won't ever really be gone

[Outro]

No, you won't ever really be gone