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Gary Burr and Veteran Buck Rogers in an online songwriting session reuniting participants from our 2019 Tennessee retreat.

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MY OLD MAN
Buck Rogers / Gary Burr

Dad can you see me from way up there
I want you to know I’ll be all right
We’re all singing “Broken Halos” down here
All grown up so we won’t fight

Duct tape and baling wire
A little chewing gum, that’ll do the trick
The older you got the less you could do
Till you finally found something that you couldn’t fix
All that’s left for me right now
Is to live a life that will make you proud
Cause I’d rather ship off to Afghanistan
Fight ‘em hand to hand
Than let down my old man

This 5’5” giant man
Built a house on a hill with his two hands
Five young kids in an old RV
Headed North to Alaska eventually
A covered porch, a Zane Grey book
We broke a rule…we got “the look”
Serving was an easy choice
We followed your lead and heard your voice
The older I get the smarter you got
You set the bar high so thanks a lot
Cause I’d rather ship off to Afghanistan
Fight ‘em hand to hand
Than let down my old man

“Don’t lock me up in a jar of clay”
Isn’t that what you used to say?
When you’re up in Heaven, breathing free
You tell God that all you need…is

Duct tape and baling wire
A little chewing gum, that’ll do the trick
The older you got the less you could do
Till you finally found something that you couldn’t fix
All that’s left for me right now
Is to live a life that will make you proud
Cause I’d rather ship off to Afghanistan
Fight ‘em hand to hand
Than let down my old man

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from SW​:​S Tennessee Online Reunion, released November 10, 2020

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