[Verse]
Strap them kids in, keep the car from swayin’
Cherry Coke splashes, vodka’s layin’
Off to Oklahoma, reunion's callin’
Uncle Slayton’s spot, where time stopped fallin’.

[Prechorus]
Years stacked high on his weathered face,
Still stands tall, won’t give up the race.

[Chorus]
Too mean to die, he stares at the sky,
Family roots grow, no reason why.
Kansas folks comin', dust in their trail,
Stories unfold like a windswept tale.

[Verse 2]
Rusty trucks and a barn still leanin’
Laughter cuts through the air, it’s teemin’.
Slayton’s glare sharper than a barbwire fence,
Words come few, but his presence immense.

[Chorus]
Too mean to die, he stares at the sky,
Family roots grow, no reason why.
Kansas folks comin', dust in their trail,
Stories unfold like a windswept tale.

[Bridge]
Cornbread and casseroles on the old oak table,
Generations woven, threads of a fable.
Whiskey whispers, secrets in the breeze,
Memories planted like the tall oak trees

[Chorus]
Too mean to die, he stares at the sky,
Family roots grow, no reason why.
Kansas folks comin', dust in their trail,
Stories unfold like a windswept tale.