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Sometimes, I look back to see what's happened last five years; hard to imagine we would ever get to where we are now...

 

 

For my dad~

 

 

In this life, If You Get There Before I Do...

 

 

Four Little Words

 

Four little words have stuck in my mind

From the time I was just a small child

“There’s a good feller” is what he would say

When he talked of the men he admired

 

I remember those men he talked about

Sure ‘nuff cowboys, tough, but kind

They said what they meant and meant what they said

These men are gettin’ harder to find

 

“There’s a good feller,” meant he was true to his word

That’s all you expect of a man

You knew for sure he was proud to meet you

By the genuine shake of his hand

 

“There’s a good feller,” meant you could depend

On this man no matter the task

Never got too tough, too cold, or too late

For his help, all you need do is ask

 

“There’s a good feller,” meant he had a light hand

Be it with horses or cattle or crew

He spent most of his life learning this cowboy trade

And he’d be honored to teach it to you

 

“There’ a good feller” meant don’t ask him to do

What ain’t on a true and honest track

He knows it’s easier to keep a good reputation

Than it is to try to build one back

 

“There’s a good feller,” meant he’s a fair-minded man

He helped write cowboyin’s unwritten laws

He won’t ask you to do what he wouldn’t do

Yet knows, at times, the short end you’ll draw

 

“There’s a good feller,” meant, when he’s down on his luck

He can still hold his head way up high

‘Cause he did his best and gave it his all

He knows with faith and God’s help he’ll get by

 

“There’s a good feller,” just four little words

And their meaning won’t run all that deep

But when Dad would use ‘em to describe certain men

You knew they were at the top of the heap

 

“There’s a good feller,” just four little words

But they’ve always been favorites of mine

If after my trails end, my name’s brought up

“There’s a good feller” would suit me just fine

 

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