Lyric The Key To Life

I d love to hear my daddy play once again
All the songs that he taught me when I was a kid
John Henry, Ol Shep and Faded Love
I Fall To Pieces and On The Wings Of A Dove

Just a few chords on the banjo that was all he knew
But in the eyes of a child, man his fingers flew
I practiced and I practiced til I got it right
Packed up everything and just took off one night

I made it from the beer joints to the Opry stage
He said the only difference is what you re gettin paid
He didn t care that everybody knew my name
He said it s all for nothin if you don t stay the same

But when he died the preacher cried and said he s the lucky one
He s walkin hand in hand in hand with God s only son
My faith and common sense tell me the preacher s right
But I d love to hear the banjo ring for me tonight

And I will honor my father with these words I write down
As long as I remember him he ll always be around
And the pain of losin him cuts like a Randall knife
I learned a few chords on the banjo as the key to life

And the pain of losin him cuts like a Randall knife
I learned a few chords on the banjo as the key to life