From the moment a man paints his guest room pink
You can't help but think
About the reason I'm cleaning this gun
Tonight sitting here on the front porch swing
Waiting on a shined up Chevy emblem
To show up in my driveway
I've been dreading this for sixteen years
Three months and a couple of days
Even though you know it's coming
Like a freight train humming from a mile away
You think you'll be ready
Last left foot leaning on the clutch
And off the brakes to watch down the line
Ain't down the line no more
That's how time does it
You just crack a beer
Cause someday he's here
And dang if you can't do nothing
Even though you know it's coming
You figure the man that taught you how to fish
Is made of steel and bricks
It's just strange
And a few good buddies
Grandpas that wind up sick
And then one day you're wearing all black
Crushed behind a Cadillac
Even though you know it's coming
Like a freight train humming from a mile away
You think you'll be ready
Last left foot leaning on the clutch
And off the brakes to watch down the line
Ain't down the line no more
That's how time does it
You just crack a beer
Cause someday he's here
And dang if you can't do nothing
Even though you know it's coming
It's just pawpaws pass on
And baby girls grow up
Can't even think about the day
What the preacher's gonna say
The rest of the time
It's the end of the line
If you're lucky to find the tux
Even though you know it's coming
Like a freight train humming from a mile away
You think you'll be ready
Last left foot leaning on the clutch
and off the brakes to watch down the line
Ain't down the line no more
That's how time does it
You just crack a beer
Cause someday he's here
And dang if you can't do nothing
Even though you know it's coming



Even though you know it's coming
Even though you know it's coming
Yeah
Even though you know it's coming