[Verse 1]

Grandpa Campbell would sit upon his front porch

And I would be right there just sitting on his knees

He would tell stories of love and feast and famine

And I would hang onto every word that he would breathe


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He would say, Boy as you walk through this life

Here is a little wisdom that will help you get by?


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You got to live and learn, you got to crash and burn

You got to take some stances and take some chances

You got to laugh and love and take all life has to give

You got to live and learn so you can learn to live


[Verse 2]

Though I left home and I went to Carolina

I then set off just to see what I could see

I did some things that I was not really proud of

And sometimes life just got the best of me

But I would always think back to those days

And I know what Grandpa Campbell would say


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[Verse 3]

After years of running around and searching

I found me a woman who loves me just for me

All those mistakes I thought that I was making

Led me right here till you are sitting on my knees


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