my old man was right

Luke Combs

He handed me the keys and knew I d take some wrong turns
He quit smokin and begged me not to try
He d say, Get too close to the fire
and Son, you ll get burned
But I was too young to know my old man was right

I cranked that car and swore I d never come back
As I took a drag of a half-smoked Marlboro Light
Well, I could take the heat so I held on to that lit match
Cause I was too young to know my old man was right

He said, Lessons, they gotta come the hard way
But you ll be hell-bent to learn em on your own
It may take your whole life but I bet in due time
Son, you ll find your old man was right

He said, Stand your ground, let your heart fall in love
It may break ya, but it s just part of life
And the good ones always love you just like Jesus does
But I was too young to know my old man was right

But he said, Lessons, they gotta come the hard way
But you ll be hell-bent to learn em on your own
It may take your whole life but I bet in due time
Son, you ll find your old man was right

Now it s his turn to watch me be the old man
With my baby boy lyin by my side
And every lesson that he taught me, I hope I teach him
Cause I m old enough to know my old man was right