Jesse

You're a patient man, you always help us out

That's what a father's love is all about

You're funny and you're sweet when we're out on the trail

With a sense of humor that will never fail

Like the year we made a bet on who could catch the most

Waiting on a winner to tally up and boast

Martin and Piper brought a flying squirrel around

You just shook your head at what they found

You laughed and you told the whole wide world

"I can't believe I lost to a flying squirrel"

Oh, Jesse, you're the kind of dad

Who gives the sweetest love we've ever had

You're patient and you're kind, you always give me more

Thank you, Dad, for letting me explore

Out in the timber or wherever we might be

I love you so much, thanks for standing by me

I still think about the year I got my first buck

Drove to Lexye and Damon's place to try our luck

We sat inside the tent down by the hay field

Waiting to see what the shadows would yield

It was getting pretty dark, the day was almost done

I thought it was over, but you weren't ready to run

You whispered to me, "Just a few more minutes"

Knowing that the hunt still had some magic in it

Then two deer walked out in the fading sun

I asked which to shoot, you said, "That big one"

Oh, Jesse, you're the kind of dad

Who gives the sweetest love we've ever had

You're patient and you're kind, you always give me more

Thank you, Dad, for letting me explore

Out in the timber or wherever we might be

I love you so much, thanks for standing by me

You caught it on video when that buck fell down

Said, "Good job, you hit it!" the proudest dad around

You scooted me out the tent, said, "Ok, go, go!"

We ran to my buck in the evening glow

We searched through the dirt for the bullet we spent

And to this day, I bet you wonder where it went

Oh, Jesse, you're the kind of dad

Who gives the sweetest love we've ever had

You're patient and you're kind, you always give me more

Thank you, Dad, for letting me explore

Out in the timber or wherever we might be

I love you so much, thanks for standing by me