Grandfather smoked and had a taste for booze Next thing you know Grandaddy's son did too And when that boy had children of his own Addiction was the only seed he'd sown. Pa** it on Pa** it down We all leave more than a headstone in the ground Pa** it on At the end Will you leave them all your love or all your sin You can make it right or wrong Pa** it on He had a different name for every man For anyone who wasn't just like him His children used the words they heard from Dad If they aren't just like we are we don't like that Pa** it on Pa** it down We all leave more than a headstone in the ground Pa** it on At the end Will you leave them all your love or all your sin You can make it right or wrong Pa** it on He could have left this world without a prayer Most of the fools he knew didn't care Instead he saved us all from being lost And did it as they nailed him to the cross Pa** it on Pa** it down You can teach your children heroes from the ground Pa** it on At the end Will you leave them all His love or all your sin Tell them He rolled back the stone Pa** it on Tell them he rolled back the stone Pa** it on