Raised Right

We taught them at the table after supper every night 

I told them  a man’s word ought to weigh more than his pride 

 Their mama kept the Bible open and the kitchen light on late 

Taught them to thank the Lord for what we had, and never curse our fate 

We didn’t have much money, but we had a way to live 

You stand up when it’s right, you work hard, and you forgive 

Chorus 

We were raised right 

On faith and calloused hands 

Love that didn’t leave when life got tough 

On Sundays and on the land 

If the world forgets what matters 

I’ll still sleep easy tonight 

’Cause I know where I come from 

We were raised right 

Verse 2 

I found a woman who believed the same old things 

She baked  bread and taught with love and wore my wedding ring 

We built a life the slow way, board by board and prayer by prayer 

Little feet across the floorboards, laughter in the air 

She made a poor man rich without a dollar to her name 

Taught me how to love my children and never be ashamed 

Chorus 

We were raised right 

On faith and calloused hands 

Love that didn’t leave when life got tight 

On Sundays and on the land 

If the world forgets what matters 

I’ll still sleep easy tonight 

’Cause I know where I come from 

We were raised right 

Verse 3

There were nights the bills were heavy and the world looked down its nose 

’Cause we weren’t anything fancy  just two people God chose 

We kept our kids on the narrow road, taught ’em how to pray 

Told ’em money don’t make rich, and a title don’t make you great 

When the hard times came knocking, we didn’t sell our soul 

We held each other tighter and we let the Lord take hold 

Chorus 

We were raised right 

On faith and calloused hands 

Love that didn’t leave when life got tight 

On Sundays and on the land 

If the world forgets what matters 

I’ll still sleep easy tonight 

’Cause I know where I come from 

We were raised right 

Verse 4

Now the years have made me slower and some faces I still miss 

But I hear my wife’s voice sometimes in moments just like this 

I tell my children what we lived, not just what we believed 

That a good name’s worth more than gold, and love is what you leave 

If they ask me what I’m proud of when this old life is done 

I’ll say I tried to raise ’em like the way your mama wanted

Bridge

The times keep changing faster than a man can understand 

They’ll tell you old-time values ain’t enough to make a stand 

But I still see my wifes light and feel her loving hand 

And I still hear her whisper, “Keep ’em walking in the plan” 

Outro

So if I leave ’em nothing else when my last song is sung 

Let ’em say we loved the Lord, we loved each other, we learned ’em young 

On a dirt road, in a small house, under that same old light 

We didn’t have the whole world 

But we were raised right