There’s a country song I wish to nominate as a second national anthem.
Like all country songs, it waxes nostalgic for simpler times, colder beer, faster cars, and summer nights that never end.
It spins a tale about one of the most important people in most kids’ lives.
Someone who can make the most mundane things seem magical.
Someone who doesn’t care if your clothes match, your hair is combed, if you get mud on the floor, or walk in the door with a snake in your hand.
They want to hold the snake, too.
Yes, I think his song should become the mantra of this country and a goal we set for ourselves to see it become reality.
I’m sure country fans have guessed by now, but if you haven’t, take a listen to Riley Green’s “I Wish that Grandpas Never Died.”
We put a man on the moon; how hard can immortality for grandpas be?
