More songs by Cody Jinks
Description
Producer, Co Producer: Joshua Thompson
Producer, Co Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer: Charles Godfrey
Mastering Engineer: Marco A. Ramirez
Production Assistant: Josh Vasqez
Lyrics and translation
Original
It was tractors and combines, freezing in deer blinds.
Sunburns from sitting all day in the boat.
It was mud tires on my truck. Son, make your own luck.
Yes, ma'am and no, ma'am.
Do what she told you. It was boy, take your best shot.
A good name's all that you got.
Take care of your sister the best you know how.
It was stand on your own feet, give God the glory.
That's what you taught me, so I'll tell you now.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
Remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
We stayed together like you prayed that we would.
No, they don't make heroes like they used to when you can't remember.
It was bar rooms and guitars, dreaming on big stars, paying those dues 'cause that's what we do. It was marriage and babies.
Son, that's your lady.
You love that girl.
Cherish those children. Now it's grandkids and son.
When you think we'll go fishing, how'd it become the cats in the cradle so soon?
And all of these beautiful memories I cherish.
Here's my way of saying,
Dad, I love you.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
Remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
We stayed together like you prayed that we would.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
You can't remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
Yeah, we stayed together like you prayed that we would. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
Yeah, we stayed together like you prayed that we would.
Oh, they don't make heroes like they used to.
And every hero's gonna have their December.
When you can't remember.
When you can't remember.
English translation
It was tractors and combines, freezing in deer blinds.
Sunburns from sitting all day in the boat.
It was mud tires on my truck. Son, make your own luck.
Yes, ma'am and no, ma'am.
Do what she told you. It was boy, take your best shot.
A good name's all that you got.
Take care of your sister the best you know how.
It was stand on your own feet, give God the glory.
That's what you taught me, so I'll tell you now.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
Remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
We stayed together like you prayed that we would.
No, they don't make heroes like they used to when you can't remember.
It was bar rooms and guitars, dreaming on big stars, paying those dues 'cause that's what we do. It was marriage and babies.
Son, that's your lady.
You love that girl.
Cherish those children. Now it's grandkids and son.
When you think we'll go fishing, how'd it become the cats in the cradle so soon?
And all of these beautiful memories I cherish.
Here's my way of saying,
Dad, I love you.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
Remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
We stayed together like you prayed that we would.
When you can't remember, you can't put names with the faces.
You can't remember the places, why you stand where you do. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
Yeah, we stayed together like you prayed that we would. When you can't remember,
I'll tell you we broke the cycle.
Yeah, we stayed together like you prayed that we would.
Oh, they don't make heroes like they used to.
And every hero's gonna have their December.
When you can't remember.
When you can't remember.