Long Way up There from Down Here (The Grandpa Song)

We laid him in the ground on a Saturday
Sun was shining no wind that day
Daddy said son it'll be ok
It's a part of life that we all go through
I was 10 years old I tried to stay strong
But it hard me hard with grandpa gone
So we bowed our heads to sing a hymn or 2
The preacher spoke of a better place
Looked to the sky
Said we'll all meet again some day
I said
Can we build a ladder take a plane
God I wish that I had wings I wanna go there too
Daddy said son it just takes time
Sooner or later we're all gonna fly
And grandpas up there waiting on me and you
As he wiped away my tears
Said it's a long way up there from
Down here

So Time went on like it does
I grew up and had a son
Came one day with a photo in his hand
He asked me Dad who these folks here?
I said 'oh man its been years
That's your Grandpa and me when we were young
He asked me Dad were is he now?
Tears filled my eyes when I heard him blurt out!

He said
Can we build a ladder take a plane
God I wish that I had wings I wanna go there too
I said son it just takes time sooner or later we're all gonna fly
And Grandpas up there waiting on me and you
As I wiped away my tears
Said its a long way up there from
Down here
So goes the Circle of Life
From first breath to Devine Paradise
Can We build a ladder take a plane
God I wish we all had wings then we could go there too
But Daddy said son it just takes time
Sooner or later we're all gonna fly
And grandpas up there waiting on me and you
Until the Angels Appear
It's a long way up there from down here
It's a Long way up there from down here
We laid him in the ground on a Saturday
The sun was shining no wind that day