The Good Life Lyrics - Blackberry Smoke

He was not the kind of man 

that would walk you to school hand in hand 

he was hard work leathered and tan 

and he spoke with a throat full of sand 

me I'd hang on every word you never know 

what you might learn 

Son, don't let your horseshoes point down 

never put a blade in the ground 

always look a man right square in the eye 

don't let the good life pass you by 

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any little problem of mine 

he'd spit and say boy you'll be fine 

he knew that there'd come a time 

when I'd find real mountains to climb 

life can be cruel to us all 

sooner or later we fall 

Son, don't let your horseshoes point down 

never put a blade in the ground 

always look a man right square in the eye 

don't let the good life pass you by 

I only ever once saw him cry 

the day that his own mother died 

just one tear in the corner of his eye 

then he smiled and said, softly, goodbye 

Me I've got two of my own 

and a love that is solid as stone 

like a stone 

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Son, don't let your horseshoes point down 

never put a blade in the ground 

always look a man right square in the eye 

don't let the good life pass you by