This is probably my favorite Dierks Bently song. I love it! It is one of those three part time songs all about his last name. The first part is when he first started school and some bully made fun of his last name and Dierks punched him. The second part is when Grandpa went to the war and instead of him coming home, the last name came home when they sent the dogtags. The third part is when he is proposing to his wife. He doesn’t have much to give her except his last name:) I want to write all the lyrics out for you but I isn’t that the point of Mich notes, to summarize? :) oh but maybe I should be criminal? ;)
“I learned how to write it, when I first started school, Some bully didn't like it, said it didn't sound too Cool, So I had to hit him, and all I said when the blood came It's my last name Grandpa took it off to Europe, to fight the Germans in the war, It came back on some dog tags, nobody wears no more, It's written on a headstone, in the field where he was slain, It's my last name
Passed down from generations, too far back to trace, I can see all my relations, when I look into my face, May never make it famous, but I'll never bring it shame, It's my last name
Daddy always told me, far back as I recall, Son you're part of something, you represent us all
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came, It's my last name
So darlin if you're wonderin, why I've got you here tonight, I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife, Ain't got much to give you, but what I've got means everything
It's my last name, I learned how to write it, when I first started school”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKPwk1JY1io
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I think I heard this song from Dierks' first CD and it's been one of my favorites. I like the message that your name is important. By the way, I think you got me hooked on the 3 part songs.
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