Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Daddy drove the county route for thirty years
Picked up strangers with their thumbs out in the rain
He said son a man ain't measured by what he keeps
But by the hands he lends when nobody's watchin
[Pre-Chorus]
I was young and I was foolish
Thought the world would carry me
Now I know the road runs both ways
And somebody carried me
[Chorus]
So I reach for the ones who are reachin
I stand for the ones who have fallen down
I give what I got to the empty-handed
Cause I was the empty-handed once
Yeah I was the empty-handed once
[Verse 2]
Mama ran a soup line out behind the church
Every Sunday she would ladle out her grace
She'd say honey you don't ask a soul their story
You just pull up a chair and let them eat
[Pre-Chorus]
I was proud and I was foolish
Thought I'd never need a friend
Now I know the well runs both ways
Somebody filled mine in
[Chorus]
So I reach for the ones who are reachin
I stand for the ones who have fallen down
I give what I got to the empty-handed
Cause I was the empty-handed once
Yeah I was the empty-handed once
[Bridge]
There's a widow on my street with a leakin roof
There's a kid who ain't ate since his daddy left
There's a veteran sleepin by the overpass
And a voice keeps askin what I'm gonna do with less
[Fiddle Solo]
[Chorus]
So I reach for the ones who are reachin
I stand for the ones who have fallen down
I give what I got to the empty-handed
Cause I was the empty-handed once
[Post-Chorus]
Reach out reach out
Somebody reached for you
Reach out reach out
That's all you gotta do
[Outro]
Daddy drove the county route for thirty years
And I'm still learnin what he taught me then