Ellsworth
Grandma burned the biscuitsNearly took the house down with itNow she's in assisted livingWe all knew that day would come
We knew she was too gone to driveThe day she parked on I-65Found her on the shoulder cryin'She didn't know where she was
It's like her mind just quitOh, but bring up grandpaIt's like someone flipped a switch
A front porch light and a blue DesotoA couple of straws and a Coca-Cola, you can see it all going downA handsome boy in army green, a tear on his face, down on a kneeShaky voice, a diamond ring, she'll put you in that town
Tomorrow she won't remember what she did todayBut just ask her about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948
She takes out his medalsA cigar box of lettersSits and scatters picturesBlack and whites of days gone by
We started losin' her when she lost himBut to hear her carry onYou'd swear she's seventeen again
Football games and leaves a cracklin'Walkin' her home in his letter jacket, you can see it all going downA perfect night on a front porch gliderSayin' goodnight for the next three hoursHer tired eyes go wide and bright, when she talks about that town
Tomorrow she won't remember what she did todayBut just ask her about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948
While the world is fading all around herSharing a sundae at the counterHe's going on and on about herBet she's right there right now
Tomorrow she won't remember what she did todayBut just ask about Ellsworth, Kansas, 1948