Story Behind The Song
When I was a teenager, my grandma moved in with us. The things in the song actually happened. I changed it now that I am a grandpa, and grandma prefers not to hear the original version of the song.
Song Description
A walk through experiences with a live- in grandparent, concluded by an actual grandparent.
| Song Length |
7:16 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gracious |
Subject |
Relationship |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Did you ever stop to look into your grandmas face and wonder how she got so old?
Did you you ever even stop to contemplate how many times you have been told?
Chorus:
Don't laugh at your grandma. Don't laugh at your grandma.
Don't you dare.
She's a cultivated woman and she don't like you to stare.
Won't you ever learn child, it just aint right to stare.
But Ma she falls asleep when she talks to me and slumps down in her chair.
All she ever does is watch TV and complain about what's on the air.
Chorus:
And Ma, she broke a glass just the other day, said she was trying to help.
And Ma she sits for hours at the windowpane, I wonder what she sees out there?
Chorus:
Now grandma and me are living out our dreams, we're still who we were.
We're cultivated people, alive and well, our eyes still have stars.
Chorus:
Don't laugh at me and grandma. Don't laugh at me and grandma...
Don't you dare
We still have hopes and dreams, so please don't stare
Won't you ever learn child, it just ain't right to stare.