Or you'll be dealt a big surprise
Again he asked, "What do ya do?"
He said, "Hey son what do ya do?"
Ya better learn with your ears and not with your eyes
To what the old man said
So I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried
A cowboy hat and them pointed toes
My brother and I brought that mountain down
My oh my, look how they built over there
So I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried
I said hey, I said hey
Yeah, I tried to break on through
Ya better pay attention when I'm talkin' to you
The stubburn one was he
I said hey, I said hey, to what the old man said
I wish that I was back in my teens again
The only listening one was me
So I headed on over, leaned against his truck
Boy, things have changed since way back when
So the moral of the story is ya gotta learn a lesson
I can't imagine by lookin' at you
You say hey, you say hey, from what the old man said
It makes a man feel about a hundred and three
He sat by himself on the side of the road
So, low and behold when all was told
Tell me kid, are ya just passing through?
(Right over there past that gas station over there, see it)
Ya know, that used to be a big mining town
He talked about things before I was alive
Yeah, I tried to speak my piece
So we hopped in his truck, went for a ride
I've been around here for a long, long time
I've been through times that you wouldn't believe
Could have bought this land for damn near a dime
Ya never told me what do ya do
Especially from a man who got a Smith and Wesson
Have ya ever thought about cutting that hair
And ya better hear me out or you're [unverified] outta luck
So, low and behold when all was told
