Dad's Yard

It's got an old chair that's got no seat

Cracked snowshoes and warped wooden skis

Hardcover books, pages all turned brown

Dad has a reason for everything he keeps around

So if you need something when times get hard

You can probably find it in my dad's yard

And if you need hope, if you're coming apart

You can surely find it in my dad's heart.

You never really know just what might be in store

If you go in the barn and open the boxes on the second floor

'Cause underneath the paper crumpled up in balls

You might find a gem or you might find nothing at all

And that's the fun of it, it's that mystery

And all these things burying other people's history

You can look at this stuff and wonder where it's been

Or you can pick it up and you can use it again

So if you need something when times get hard

You can probably find it in my dad's yard

And if you need hope, if you're coming apart

You can surely find it in my dad's heart.

He can see the beauty beneath the dust and the grime

He can see potential where the rest of us are blind

He will polish the grey until it shines clear blue

And if you know my dad, well, he won't give up on you

So if you need something when times get hard

You can probably find it in my dad's yard

And if you need love, if you're coming apart

You can surely find it in my dad's heart