[Verse 1]
At the pond behind the double-wide
Is where my daddy raised me up
I don't think a day went by without whiskey in his cup
He had a tendency to take it out on me on the days he had it rough
But on the other ones, Lord it wasn't much, but to me it was enough

[Chorus]
We'd go fish
We don't talk
Except when our lines get crossed
But I don't care
'Cause the only love he showed
Was at a fishin' hole
With crickets and cane poles

[Verse 2]
Now I'm standin' in a church house
Where I've never been before
He never mustered up the courage to ever walk me through those doors
Now I'm standin' in a pulpit readin' my Dad's eulogy
Well, it's a shame there ain't much good to say
Except the times that meant most to me

[Chorus]
When we'd go fish
We don't talk
Except when our lines got crossed
But I don't care
'Cause the only love he showed
Was at a fishin' hole
With crickets and cane poles
[Bridge]
Now I'm grown with a boy of my own
I'm gonna raise him the right way
In a church pew on Sunday, after every Saturday

[Outro]
When we'd go fish
And we talk
We just laugh when our lines get crossed
And I'll make damn sure
He knows his daddy's love is more
Than just a fishin' hole
With crickets and cane poles
More than just a fishin' hole
With crickets and cane poles