[Verse 1]
I wish that my Grandad was still here today
'Cause' I'd love to hear what he'd have to say
About three dollars and fifty-nine cents for a gallon of gas
And I'd show him my wife and what I've done with my life
And see if he liked all these songs that I write
Oh, I wish I knew what he would think about the fact that
If you're sixteen and pregnant, you'll get on tv
But yet we're laying off school teachers fast as can be
Oh, I wish I knew what he'd think about us now

[Chorus]
He'd probably ask me why the good ol' US-of-A
Is so damn tied up in our foreign aid
When the American farmer's got to sell all the cows
To keep the bank from taking the house
I wish I could write him in on my ballot for the next president 'Cause there's men like John Wayne, Augustus McCrae
The Lone Ranger and his Indian friend
But there will never be another man like him

[Verse 2]
I'm glad that I'm not some big Hollywood star
Who thinks they have the right to go as far
As bitching about the hundred million dollars they make a year 'Cause there's scars on my knuckles and sweat on my brow
And I know that Grandpa, he'd sure be proud
Of my little part that I've made to our family tree
He'd probably ask me why
People like Casey Anthony can get off scot-free
And why our taxes are still killing folks just like you and me
Oh, I wish I knew what he'd think about us now
[Chorus]
He'd probably ask me why the good ol' US-of-A
Is so damn tied up in our foreign aid
When the American farmer's got to sell all the cows
To keep the bank from taking the house
I wish I could write him in on my ballot for the next president 'Cause there's men like John Wayne, Augustus McCrae
The Lone Ranger and his Indian friend
But there will never be another man like him
Yeah there's men like John Wayne, Augustus McCrae
The Lone Ranger and his Indian friend
But there will never be another man like him