[Verse 1] If you don't get in the water you're never gonna learn to swim He said a snake is just as scared of you as you are of him He could tell by the moon when the fish would bite Seems there was nothing that he didn't know And as a kid I believed 'cause Grandpa told me so [Verse 2] He talked Daddy into letting me have my first car I thought I was really something 'til Becky Thompson broke my heart That first taste of love nearly did me in Getting over her slow And I knew someday I would 'cause Grandpa told me so [Chorus] He said life is made for you to live The best love is the love that you give There'll be times when you wanna hold on but you gotta let go
And I live by those words 'cause Grandpa told me so [Verse 3] I promised him I wouldn't cry when it was his time to leave That's the only promise I made him I couldn't keep He smiled from his bed and said we'll meet again Somewhere down the road And I believe 'cause Grandpa told me so [Chorus][x2] He said life is made for you to live The best love is the love that you give There'll be times when you wanna hold on but you gotta let go And I live by those words 'cause Grandpa told me so [Outro] Yeah and I still believe Grandpa told me so Grandpa told me so I still believe Grandpa told me so I still believe