Tackle Box- Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan's Tackle Box, off his cd I'll Stay Me
lyrics:
it was two shades of brown scratched up plastic
it held extra line, lures, hooks and matches
and his last name engraved in brass
right there by the handle on the top

i'd slide it out of the back of his station wagon
lug it down the bank with my arm draggin'
and i could hardly wait for him
to lift the lid on that tackle box
'cause i'd sail with him across the south pacific
stand beside him on the bow of that battleship
see him kiss the ground and thank the good Lord Jesus
and watch him run to Grandma cryin' on the dock
he opened up every time he opened up
that old tackle box

he'd bait my hook and keep on tellin' stories
'bout nickel Cokes, girls, and sandlot glories
pickup trucks and peanut fields
long before this town knew blacktop

i was almost ridin' with him shotgun down those dirt roads
takin' turns on a jug of homemade shine
as he raced his buddies down through Mason Holler
fillin' the sky with dust and kicked up rocks
he opened up everytime he opened up
that old tackle box

he's been gone twenty years tomorrow
and i'm still holdin' on to this one wish
that God above could let me borrow Grandpa
for one more afternoon and one more fish

and i'd sail with him across the South Pacific
stand beside him on the bow of that battleship
see him kiss the ground and thank the good Lord Jesus
and watch him run to Grandma cryin' on the docks
he'd open up every time he opened up
that old tackle box

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tackle
• Box

[BlacksmokeF250]

My favorite memory of my Grandpa was fishing with him at a lake. He was the only father figure i had. For those that listen to this song, and have one, thank god every day you got him, for i would give anything I have for that one last fishing trip.

[TheDogHunter22]

I wish my Grandpa was still here. So we could go fishing or run some hounds again

[southernboy712]

@bassmassterchamp3 i know how you feel. not growing up with a dad was never a problem cuz i knew he was always there to look out for me. i wouldnt know what to do if i got that call too. id be so lost on what to do after that

[southernboy712]

pawpaw you will always be the best grandpa/dad i could ever ask for. every time i wish i had a relationship with my dad i think about all the memories we had and the memories we will have in the future. ill never forget everything uve taught me through the years. the day God calls you home will be the worst day of my life

[ThePagirl11]

I lost both my grandpa and wish i could get one more day one was 71 and one was only 60

[thepokemongamer234]

@BlacksmokeF250 i pray every day that nothing happens to my grandpa

[neally09]

i lost my sister when she was born she was 1 month old but i know she's in good hands now

becuse my mom is a bad mom

R.I.P

[neally09]

@neally09

[WiLLiZ05]

This song is just to good right now... I lost both my grandpas around this time last year. I still miss both like it was just yesterday :( My Papa wasn't so fond of fishing so we would always go huntin... My grandpa quit hunting a while back, so we'd always go fishin, which we both loved.

Cherish the time you have now with your grandpas, listen to all their stories and follow their advice...

cause i really would give anything to go out for one last fish or hunt with them

[shiny01992]

this song reminds me of grandpa. tho i was young and really didnt think about it much then. now i look back on all the memories we had. he would take me fishing and tell me stories of his life including the ones how he met grandma during WWII in england. He passed away about ten years ago and i still remember him when every time i open up his tackle box that was handed down to me when he passed away. R.I.P. grandpa, i hope some day to tell stories about you when my kids open up that tacklebox

[jeslynnrowe]

sweetness!!! love it!!!

[neally09]

i lost cosen in a car asscked i miss him so much he died in the lesanu tring to tern