My Last Name

I learned how to write it when I first started school
Some bully didn't like it, he said it didn't sound too cool
So I had to hit him and all I said when the blood came
It's my last name

Grandpa took it off to Europe to fight the Germans in the war
It came back on some dogtags nobody wears no more
It's written on a headstone in the field where he was slain
It's my last name

Passed down from generations, too far back to trace
I can see all my relations when I look into my face
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name

Daddy always told me far back as I recall
Son, your part of somethin', you represent us all
So keep it how you got it, as solid as it came
It's my last name

Passed down from generations too far back to trace
I can see all my relations when I look into my face
May never make it famous but I'll never bring it shame
It's my last name

So darlin' if you're wonderin' why I've got you here tonight
I wanna be your husband, I want you to be my wife
I ain't got much to give you, what I've got means everything
It's my last name
Oh, it's my last name

I learned how to write it when I first started school