Uncle Lloyd

[Verse 1] The flag hung folded in the hall Your boots by the door, still standing tall You came home changed, but you came home true A quiet man with a heart that knew You never asked for praise or gold Just worked all day and you took the cold Then cancer came knockin' at your gate And you met that fight with a steady face [Pre-Chorus] And the whole town knew What a man can do When the road gets long And the faith stays strong [Chorus] uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong You held on so long uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong And your name lives on [Verse 2] You told me stories from Vietnam Mud in your boots and a rock-hard calm You never bragged, you just looked away Like the hard parts cost you more to say But I saw it all in the way you stood In the way you loved, in the way you would Give your last dime, give your last meal That kind of heart, that kind of steel [Pre-Chorus] And the whole town knew What a man can do When the night rolled in You still would win [Chorus] uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong You held on so long uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong And your name lives on [Bridge] Now the church bells ring in the soft Sunday air And I still look for you in that empty chair If heaven has a road, I know you found it first With that same calm grin and that weary earth [Final Chorus] uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong You held on so long uncle lloyd I’ll always miss you uncle lloyd you were a soldier uncle lloyd you were strong And your name lives on