Lyrics Red City Radio – Purple Heart Paperweight

My grandfather lost his knee in the war
He never bothered to tell the story before
The memories were painful so I let it go
But he got older and his blood started to thin

I never thought that I would sing along to all the songs I hated
What’s left for you and I when all of the remains are unrelated
But it’s not affecting me because I never kept them anyway

I’m driving faster there’s not a second to waste
I court disaster with every turn that I take
Know I shouldn’t be driving but I’m on the road
My grandmother hadn’t shed a tear
She told me stories of how she used to cower in fear
From fists raised up in anger and drunken beatings

I never thought that I would sing along to all the songs I hated
What’s left for you and I when all of the remains are unrelated
But it’s not affecting me because I know I loved him anyway
And god knows he loved me anyway
When you think about it, it’s not affecting me
Because I know I loved him anyway
And god knows he loved me anyway

And tonight I know this man is dead and gone
I’m in his chair listening to all of his favorite songs
Because the man I lost was the man I knew before I ever learned
That he had fires to light bridges to burn

I never thought that I would sing along to all the songs I hated
What’s left for you and I when all of the remains are unrelated
But it’s not affecting me because I know I loved him anyway
And god knows he loved me anyway

When you think about it
It’s not affecting me
When you think about it
When you think about it