In memory of "Cowgrandma"
Marie Marcella Juntunen
mother - grandmother -great grandmother - great great grandmother - and my best friend

(I realize this song - "Help Somebody If You Can" is about his grandfather mostly, but if ever there was a song that would've made my Grandma smile, this would be it. It's her in a nutshell. Unfortunately I couldn't find the music file to go with it, but you get the point just reading the words....)

Well grandaddy was a hillbilly scholar,
blue collar of a man...
He came from the school of
"you don`t need nothin` if you can`t make it with your own two hands"
He was backwoods, backwards, used words like:
no sir, yes ma`am, by god, I`ll be darned, hell yeah I`m American..
and all the years he walked this earth
I swear all he did was work.
He said the devil dreams on an idle horse
so you listen to me squirt..

Don`t get too high on a bottle,
and get right with a man.
Fight your fights, find your grace
and all the things you two can`t change, and help somebody if you can

Now Granny said sonny
stick to your gun if you believe in something
no matter what
cause it`s better to be hated for who you are
Than loved for someone you`re not.
She was 5 feet of concrete
New York born and raised on a slick city street.
She`ll stare you down, stand her ground,
still kickin` and screamin` at 93
I remember how frail she looked
in that hospital bed
taking her last few breaths of life
and smiling as she said

Don`t get too high on a bottle,
just a little syrup now and then,
fight your fights,
find your grace,
and all the things you two can`t change
and help somebody if you can,
and get right with a man

I never let a cowboy make the coffee
yeah thats what Granny always said to my Grandad
and he`d say never tell a joke
that ain`t that funny more than once
and if you wanna hear God laugh,
tell Him your plans

Don`t get too high on a bottle,
get right with a man, son.
fight your fights,
find your grace,
and all the things you two can`t change
and help somebody if you can
and get right with a man

and get right with a man

 
Artist/Band: Van Zant
Lyrics for Song: Help Somebody
Lyrics for Album: Get Right With the Man