Buster Clifton Davis - Ol' Dad Lyrics

Words from Ol' Dad are all that I have
Steering me straight when I start to stray
He learned from the best, but they're dead and gone
He taught me how to make sure they live on

Keep your powder dry, son don't go in half cocked
Be kind, I don't care if they're not
Your word's all you have so don't tell a lie
Just take it to the chin, but don't cry
Be soft, but be a man, be a damn good friend
Im telling you all this now
Cause there's gonna come a time when you're here
And I'm not

Words from Ol' Dad are turning back time
Tell stories of old when things were alright
When men paid their dues and took every chance
They built this world with their calloused old hands

And he said,
I'm trying to give you better than I had, son
To give you more than I had growing up
It may not all be right, and I know that it's not nice
But you know
The men that taught me said the same things so,

Keep your powder dry, son don't go in half cocked
Be kind, I don't care if they're not
Your word's all you have so don't tell a lie
Just take it to the chin, but don't cry
Be soft, but be a man, be a damn good friend
Im telling you all this now
Cause there's gonna come a time when you're here
And I'm not