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