Year of birth: 1917
He even got the letter 
Direct from the Queen
His final words
Still ring in my ears 
Of lessons learned 
In his 100 years
So, listen here  

If it’s a drinking song make it a strong one 
If it’s country road make it a long one
Wanna wear cowboy boots you’d better ride some
You wanna sing about a truck get the miles done
To sing a heart break song you gotta hurt some 
Make the most of true love you'll only get one 
And stand up tall if your gonna stand for something
It means nothing at all 
If it ain't all or nothing 

We laid him down 
In a field of green 
We thought about all he’d seen 
World War 2, man on the moon 
Berlin Wall, Beatles tunes 
Phones that think 
And talk and play 
So much change but so much the same 
Somethings don’t change 
 
If it’s a drinking song make it a strong one 
If it’s country road make it a long one
Wanna wear cowboy boots you’d better ride some
You wanna sing about a truck get the miles done
To sing a heart break song you gotta hurt some 
Make the most of true love you'll only get one 
And stand up tall if your gonna stand for something
It means nothing at all 
If it ain't all or nothing 

Where I’ll be, a few years from now
Think I’ll be saying these same words to my little girl somehow  

If it’s a country song make it a real one
If you want true friends, then learn to be one 
Wanna stand on stage and be the next big thing
Well ya better go and put some hard yards in
A heart break song gonna hurt some 
Make the most of true love you'll only get one 
And stand up tall if your gonna stand up for something
It means nothing at all if it ain't All or Nothing 
It means nothing at all if it ain't All or Nothing 

So go and give it all you got son