This Old Hat

[Verse 1]
This old hat
With its sweat lines and dirty creases
Was the first thing that I'd see when he'd come home
This old hat
Has seen its share of funeral flowers
And back breakin' hard work, hours worked to the bone
This old hat
If it could talk would tell a story
Of a good man who loved the Lord and honored truth
And this old hat
Was the first thing that I looked for
As I ran through mama's front door when I heard the news

[Refrain]
You never know until it's taken away
You just hope you said all the things you needed to say

[Chorus]
This old hat is like my father's love
It's worn and tattered but still enough
To keep me sheltered from thе rain and floods
In two seconds flat
This old hat

[Verse 2]
This old hat
Is what I'll show my little daughter
Whеn she asks about my father and who he was
I'll say this old hat
Is West Texas when it freezes
It's oil fields and deer leases and burning sun
It's perfect love

[Chorus]
This old hat is like my father's love
It's worn and tattered but still enough
To keep me sheltered from the rain and floods
In two seconds flat
This old hat

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
This old hat is like my father's love
It's worn and tattered but still enough
To keep me sheltered from the rain and floods
In two seconds flat
This old hat