Story Behind The Song

I loved going to see my Grandpa. He had the most profound impact on my life and on my understanding of Jesus' love. I hope the listener will come away with a sense of Grandpa's quiet faith and humble spirit. He was like a saint to me.

Song Description

Stories of childhood and grandpa are shared in this lyric; The excitement of going on a trip to see someone you love; The fact that he lived his faith for me to see spoke volumes.

Lyrics

Grandpa?s Song
Words and Music by Jensen/Mitchell/Casey
Copyright 2002

Verse:
Couldn?t sleep knowing I was going to Grandpa?s;
My heart?d pound like the cookie timer on the stove.
I?d bounce off vinyl in the old white Valiant
Waiting for Dad, all I could say, is ?Are we there yet??

Chorus:
He never asked if I knew Jesus
But when he talked I knew he?d lead us
To believe that we were held in loving arms.
He told me all the Bible stories
And in his life I saw God?s glory.
Not what he said, but what I saw
In Grandpa

Verse:
Heard Grandpa praying for his neighbor up the hollow
Who put bullets from a shotgun through the old log cabin door.
Barely missed my Grandpa they went flying past his shoulder.
All he could say, is ?I?m not afraid. ?cause it isn?t time yet.?

Bridge:
After Grandpa died I?d go see Grandma
She?d bake cookies and she?d tell me about him.
And I can still hear her say, ?Pappy was a praying man. His faith was peaceful like his death sitting at this table, his head bowed, his eyes closed.

Verse:
Years later driving through that same forest
Taking my kids to see my Mama and my Dad
Four in the morning and they?re bouncin? in the backseat
I know how they feel;
Been traveling for years;
But I?m not there yet.