I Wish Grandpas Never Died (Live)

[Verse 1]

I wish girls you loved never gave back diamond rings

I wish every porch had a swing

Wish kids still learned to say "sir" and "ma'am," how to shake a hand

I wish every state had a Birmingham

[Pre-Chorus]

Wish everybody knew all the words to "Mama Tried"

I wish Monday morning's felt just like Thursday nights

[Chorus]

And I wish even cars had truck beds

And every road was named Copperhead

And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light

And I wish high school home teams never lost

And backroad drinkin' kids never got caught

I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high

And I wish honky-tonks didn't have no closin' time

I wish grandpas never died

[Verse 2]

I wish Sunday's on a creek bank would never end

Wish I could learn to drive again

Wish the first time, seventeen, she was my everything kiss in a Chevrolet

Could happen every day

[Pre-Chorus]

I wish everybody overseas was gonna make it back home

I wish damn country music still got played on country radio

[Chorus]

And I wish even cars had truck beds

And every road was named Copperhead

And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light

And I wish high school home teams never lost

And backroad drinkin' kids never got caught

Wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high

And I wish honky-tonks didn't have no closin' time

And I wish grandpas never died

I wish grandpas never died

[Bridge]

And I wish good dogs never got grey and old

I wish farms never got sold

Y'all know this song?

So, I played at, uh, a place called the Furniture Factory down the road, y'all remember that place?

Some of you might've been there

Then we played in the Von Braun Center in like a theater, you had to be seated

But y'all didn't sit down, they stood up when we played over there

And then we played over here in the Mars Music Hall, some of y'all might've been at that show

Needless to say, this is by far my favorite show I've played in Huntsville, Alabama and the biggest crowd

Thank y'all so much for comin' out and lettin' us play, this is awesome

I would love to see how loud y'all can sing this last chorus

Y'all think y'all know it well enough to sing it loud one more time?

Can I get my folks with the lights to cut the lights down in here a lil' bit? Y'all got the lil' light on your phone

We'll light this place up ourselves and see how loud y'all can sing it one time, y'all ready?

[Chorus]

I wish (Even cars had truck beds)

(And every road was named Copperhead)

(And coolers never run out of cold Bud Light)

And I wish (High school home teams never lost)

(And backroad drinkin' kids never got caught)

(I wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high)

(I wish honky-tonks didn't have no closin' time)

(And I wish grandpas never died) Y'all sound pretty damn good

I wish even cars had truck beds

And every road was named Copperhead

And coolers never run out of cold Busch Light

And I wish high school home teams never lost

And backroad drinkin' kids never got caught

Wish the price of gas was low and cotton was high

I wish Von Braun Center didn't have no closin' time

I wish grandpas never died

I wish grandpas never died

Thank y'all for makin' that my first platinum record in country music, I appreciate that

Thank y'all so much, I appreciate it