Without A Grandpa

I grew up watchin' other kids down the lane

With a grandpa by their side, callin' out their names

A hand to guide 'em, a voice to help 'em stand

But I was learnin' on my own how to be a man

Momma said one was taken too soon

Another was a shadow in an empty room

One just passed by like I weren't there

And one drifted west when she needed care

I was a boy without a grandpa to show the way

No stories by the porch or hands to pray

I learned to tie my knots and fix the old bike

Through trials and scars, I found my own light

And even though the silence felt long,

A boy without a grandpa can still grow strong

I learned to throw a ball by tryin' alone

To fix the things that we called home

Stood by my mom through the midnight rains

Found my strength in quiet pain

I missed the lessons other boys knew

But in the silence, my grit grew

Through every stumble, every sting

I found a voice that could rise and sing

Now when I walk with my own boy by my side

I teach him things I never learned in time

A boy can rise from the cracks and the dust

With grit in his heart, and a faith to trust

I was a boy without a grandpa to show the way

But I found the strength to stand tall and stay

Through heartbreak and silence, I learned to stand

A boy with no grandpa can still be a man

Through the echoes of stories I never knew

I built a bridge from the old to the new

A boy can walk alone and still find home

Through grace and grit, a boy can grow strong