Dilly Cooner - Grandmother (Live)

She waits, she prays the days away
Take me to a better place
She picks the children up from school
God, I miss when I was cool
She thinks about the days back then
The days when she had a friend
Cuz now her world is only his
But she never decided it

She had a dream when she was small
She'd grow up and learn it all
And teach the boys she knew from class
She knew how to beat them at
Every trick they thought was theirs
She'd be one step ahead
Cuz she was smarter than her Dad
If only they'd noticed that

Girl, make your family proud
I said girl, you will marry this man
And you'll be safe for the rest of your days
And though I'll miss you
You have what it takes to be his wife

Cuz now that's your life
Yeah you're his wife
His choice replaces mine
Yeah you're his wife
And you'll move somewhere white
And be his wife

She works, she bleeds, she cries, she weeps
She's in deep overseas
Four kids are growing up too fast
She never thought she would have
So much love for what was his
But she did this, and they were her kids
The racists stared and laughed in fear
But she knew that they'd make it here

Girl, make your family proud
They said girl, you are married to this man
So keep him safe for the rest of your days
And though his children sometimes act like him
You have what it takes to be his wife

Cuz now that's your life
Yeah you're his wife
Left yourself behind
To be his wife
Your home is now white
Cuz you're his wife

And I don't speak the language of my grandmother
But I feel her anguish when we hold each other
And I know she loves him despite all the baggage
Yeah I know she loves him

And I don't speak the language of my grandmother
But I feel her anguish when we hold each other
And I know she loves him despite all the baggage
Yeah I know she loves him, cuz she built my family

Girl, you made your family proud
I said girl, I wish they'd see me now
When they said girl, you'll marry this man
Now he's my granddad
And look where we're at

Written by:
Dilroop Cooner

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