Still On Standby
[Verse 1] Well the doc said take it easy, hang your boots up for a spell But Ray just rearranged the couch and said "I'm doing well" John Wayne on the television, same three jokes since Tuesday noon He'd wave the nurse away all day, then cry at a Purina commercial by the moon Retired firefighter, sixty-one years hard and proud Still calls himself on standby — just a little less loud [Chorus] Hey Ray, you stubborn legend on your throne King of the couch, ruler of the remote control zone We know you'd rather fight a fire than ask for the remote But we're right here beside you, Dad — that's everything we wrote [Verse 2] He's got a new titanium knee and an opinion on the game Says "Life is tough" like John Wayne would, in that low and easy drawl the same Won't let you fluff his pillow, won't admit his coffee's cold But a golden retriever pup comes on and this tough man turns to gold So here's to Ray on standby, sixty-one years earned and true The whole house still runs better just knowing it's got you [Chorus] Hey Ray, you stubborn legend on your throne King of the couch, ruler of the remote control zone We know you'd rather fight a fire than ask for the remote But we're right here beside you, Dad — that's everything we wrote