Lonestar and Copenhagen

[grendel]

Lonestar and Copenhagen

Sittin on the side of that old dirt road
Kickin up a cloud of caliche dust
Waitin for the sound of that old Bronco
Wasn't gonna move till I saw your truck

I was just a kid, but you were Superman
My mama's big brother but my hero
Lonestar beer and a Copenhagen can
I looked up to you much more than you know

Randy Travis sang “He Walked on Water”
And that just about summed it up for me
Much closer to me than my own father
Everything I ever wanted to be

Teenage years brought fast cars and freedom
And I was so proud of my old hot rod
Make it fast to be sure I'd beat 'em
You were gonna help me make it rock

The very next day, I got the news
A girl, a fight, someone pulled a gun
You were gone – No, say it's not true
I couldn't believe our time was done

I've never cried that hard before or since
I was enraged and wanted the bastard dead
But even that would be no recompense
Superman had fallen from a shot to the head

My world was changed and I had to go on
Left with a pain and a hole in my heart
Life continued on but still seemed wrong
Had to find my way, a new course to chart

I never got the chance when you were here
I was still too young when you had to go
Now I sit by your grave and share that beer
Talk about life as the tears start to flow.