Good Man Poem by Rusty Ed Gibson

There's a good man in the ground
beneath my name upon that stone
He gave me everything he knew
and everything he owned
There is more of us the same
than I had ever thought
but there is no way I'll ever bring
as much heart as what he brought
There's a good man in the ground
beneath my name upon this rock

I came here to say goodbye
and to tell him what I thought
I came to thank him kindly
for all the things he taught
I wish that he were here
but at the same time I am glad he's not
There's a good man in the ground
beneath my name upon this rock

He might not like the way his granddaughter
is a mom all alone
He may not like the direction
this country has started to go
He may not like the way that I
drink to him so
Cause there's a good man in the ground
beneath my name upon that stone.

I think he would be proud of this boy
that she is trying to raise
and how his great grandson
bears his same name
I think he would be happy for all of us
and how we carry on
He was the one that towed this very line
before we came along

There is a good man in the ground
beneath my name upon that rock.