The Night I Called The Old Man Out Lyrics

 (Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks) 

 The dining room fell silent 
 I can't believe what I just said 
 I just told my dad he's full of it 
 And I watched his face turn red 
 And I should've said, "I'm sorry" 
 But I matched him shout for shout 
 I can still hear that screen door slammin' 
 The night I called him out 

 He said, "Son it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts
you" 
 But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts 
 'Cause I'd seen my own dear brothers crawl back in
the house 
 Each time they called the old man out 

 Fist to fist and eye to eye 
 Standin' toe to toe 
 He would've let me walk away 
 But I just would not let it go 
 Years of my frustration 
 Had let me to this night 
 Now he'll pay for all the times that he's been right 

 He said, "Son it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts
you" 
 But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts 
 'Cause I'd seen my own dear brothers crawl back in
the house 
 Each time they called the old man out 

 It was over in a minute 
 That's when I realized 
 The blood came from my mouth and nose 
 But the tears came from his eyes 
 And in memory of that fateful night 
 I know the greatest pain was his 
 And I just pray some day I'm half the man he is 

 He said, "Son it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts
you" 
 But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts 
 'Cause I'd seen my own dear brothers crawl back in
the house 
 Each time they called the old man out 

 Just like my own dear brothers 
 I crawled back in the house 
 The night I called the old man out