Horses in Heaven

Grandpa taught me how to ride

On a buckskin mare when I was five

He told me the way of life was in my blood

And I learned the ropes, how to hold the reins

When I got thrown, had to hide the pain

He'd give me the eye, and I'd get back up

And these days

I don't know if he's rounding up a herd of cattle

Or going for 8 in his old Bronc saddle

Or teaching a young buck a hard learned, well earned lesson

I don't know if he's roaming around just to pass the time

Somewhere up there, on the other side

Checking a fence line just as the sun is settin'

But, y'all, I'm sure that he's riding horses in heaven

Stubborn, strong, thicker skin

I'm who I am 'cause of him

Teaching this girl all that cowboy stuff

And you may say, "May he rest peace"

But he ain't resting, if you ask me

If I know him, he's up there kicking up dust

I don't know if he's rounding up a herd of cattle

Or going for 8 in his old Bronc saddle

Or teaching a young buck a hard learned, well earned lesson

I don't know if he's roaming around just to pass the time

Somewhere up there, on the other side

Checking a fence line, just as the sun is setting

But, y'all, I'm sure that he's riding horses in heaven

I think the angels must have wanted a helping hand

And they needed a cowboy, not just any man

I don't know if he's rounding up a herd of cattle

Or going for 8 in his old Bronc saddle

Or teaching a young buck a hard learned, well earned lesson

I don't know if he's roaming around just to pass the time

Somewhere up there, on the other side

Checking a fence line just as the sun is setting

But, y'all, I'm sure that he's riding horses in heaven

Grandpa taught me how to ride

On a buckskin mare when I was five

He told me the way of life was in my blood