I hardly take it off this wrist of mine It only works about half the time
He promised it to me when I was a kid
Now I wear it just like he did
Telling stories on a poor swing
Lighting up a Philly cigar
But it's more than just a timepiece
On my left arm
It's a huggin' mama
Save your money
Talk to Jesus
Love your country
Huntin' fish
As much as you can
Don't take a minute for granted
These days it ain't good at tellin' time
But it tells me a lie
About livin' this life on granddaddy's watch
It's probably only worth about twenty bucks
Ben's faded now
Secondhand
Yeah
He is still
But that ain't the stuff that matters to me
It's a symbol of the man that I wanna be
It's a constant reminder
From a wiser old time
To huggin' mama
Save your money
Talk to Jesus
Love your country
Huntin' fish
As much as you can
Don't take a minute for granted
These days it ain't good at tellin' time
Telling time that he tells me a lie
About living his life on granddaddy's watch
Granddaddy's watch
He's watching over me up there, I know
And down here he's with me everywhere I go
Say, hug your mama, save your money
Talk to Jesus, love your country
Huntin' fish as much as you can
Don't take a minute to train him
These days it ain't good, he telling time
That he tells me a lie
About living his life on granddaddy's watch
Granddaddy's watch
I'll hardly take it off this wrist of mine
It only works about half the time
I'll hardly take it off this wrist of mine