Verse
Em C
I had just turned 16 when I learned how to drive
Em C
My whole life in front of me, I had nothing but time
G C
With the open road and a tank of gas, I had one place to go
G C
Down to Willow Drive to see the purest soul
G C
Right about now it’s been 3 years since Grandma’s been alone
G C
She needs me now more than she ever did since Grandpa’s down the road
G C
So I pull on in to her driveway and she’s waiting at the door
G C
With a smile across her face that I had never seen before
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G C
And she said come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
G C
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about my neighbor too
G C
She is a Baptist, small town gossip queen and she’d tell it all to me
G C
Sunday lunch with grandma, makin’ memories
[Verse 2]
Em C
I was 18 when I moved off to school and Grandma was sad
Em C
We had made a routine full of love and food every weekend that had passed
G C
On the Sundays that I couldn’t come home, she’d call me every time
G C
With a brand new story about the folks at church and how they’d always sing too high
G C
And she’d say honey I hate to bother you with this damn TV remote
G C
Can you tell me how to fix it please and then I’ll let you go
G C
So I’d laugh and tell her what she needs, it was our running joke
G C
And I’d say Grandma when I come home, I will be see if it is broke
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G C
And she’d say come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
G C
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about my neighbor too
G C
She is a Baptist, small town gossip queen and she’d tell it all to me
G C
Sunday lunch with grandma, makin’ memories
[Verse 3]
Em C
I graduated school when I was 22 and she was proud as could be
Em C
I had a girl I would marry ‘till our love grew wary and one day she’d up and leave
G C
And I cried a river of tears and my grandma cried too
G C
Cuz she knew how much it hurt me and that hurt her too
G C
And she said I won’t always be around but don’t ever let another woman let you down
G C
Baby please never forget your worth, no woman on earth can know
G C
just how good you are with a heart of gold, you’re a man of some girl’s dreams
G C
and until the day she finds you, you can grab a bite to eat
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Em C
So won’t you come on in and sit on down, I’m fryin’ this chicken until it’s nice and brown
Em C
And wait ‘till I tell ‘ya about the things I found out about heaven
Em C
There’s so much here to show you, I know you can’t wait anymore
Em C
I miss Sunday lunches with grandma, but now she’s cookin’ for the lord