Rollerblades from Beginner's Mind by ThunderChuck

Driving down to Mountain View to visit you
We sang Alice’s Restaurant in the car
I couldn’t wait to show you my new rollerblades
That two-hour drive didn’t feel so far

You treated me just like the son you never had
You were a fun & wild grandpa, after being a strict dad
My mom was always jealous of the joy you shared with me
Rollerblading hand in hand, so free

Someday I’m gonna look like you, grandpa, someday I’m gonna look like you

Putting things in boxes with a friend of mine
She came across my handmade family tree
She pointed at your photo and asked who you were
She said that young man looked a lot like me

Others fed the birds, but you liked to feed the squirrels
You let me be so loud & wild, not like the other girls
You were the only one who treated me like the boy I was inside
But I couldn’t bring myself to share my pride

Someday I’m gonna look like you, grandpa, someday I’m gonna look like you

I used to think I’d grow into an old woman
I’d look more like my mother year by year
But that image didn’t feel like what I wanted
I changed course but didn’t tell you out of fear

As my hairline starts receding, I think, will I go bald like you?
Will I get hypertension, and eat only low salt food?
Buy a motorbike at 70, and ride it in the sun?
Will I wake at 5am ‘cause life feels fun?

Someday I’m gonna look like you, grandpa, someday I’m gonna look like you

• Acoustic
• Boston