Grandfather’s Grandson

The South Texas dream was a working man's scheme
Grandaddy made good on the future he'd seen
800 acres where the cotton was flush
And the oil was his before the rush

And I know, I'm my Grandfather's Grandson
And this land, ain't getting sold off to no one
While the turbines encroach, and the city boys poach
And the lights of town are approaching
You know I'll be here
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson

The company men, they are back once again
They're trying to buy up whatever they can
But if they darken my door, another time more
This shotgun in my lap, will be hard to ignore

Cause I'm here, I'm my Grandfather's Grandson
And this land, ain't getting sold off to no one
What the businessmen see, can't be taken from me
And one day it's my son's for the keeping
Til then I'll be here
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson

Nothing for you to drill
No landfill to fill
No Interstate
No TXDOT proposal
No high-rising crane
No Dairy Queen chain
This will never be your garbage disposal
As long as I'm here
As long as I'm here
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson

Nothing for you to drill
Ain't no landfill to fill
Ain't no high-rising crane
Ain't no Dairy Queen chain
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson
I'm my Grandfather's Grandson