Sentimental
Grandaddys gun is sitting in my safe
It's a rusty old single shot 12 Gauge
It rode the rack in his pickup
And to him it was just a gun
But to me.... It holds countless memories
You see that kitchen prayer on my wall
It's the same one we recited, when I was very small
We'd say it fore each Sunday meal
But that's not only its appeal
To me, its much more than ornamental....It's Sentimental
I'm not sure what it really is these days
Is it low T, or is it just my age
Of all the things I've ever owned
What I cherish most in my home
Are the things, that are so elemental
I'm sentimental
Over there on the mantel lies my best dog
With his collar and a lock of hair, taped to the box
I couldn't put him out in the yard
Cause if we moved he'd be too far
I still remember, when he came home from the kennel
I'm sentimental
You can call me any name that you'd like to
And my wife says I'd keep it all, If she'd allow me to
I don't understand why everyone has to be so judgmental
I'll be this way till my dying day
Just call me sentimental
I'll be that way to my dying day
Cause I'm sentimental
Copyright © M.P. Shaudd | Year Posted 2018
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