Dad's Yard

He's got an old chair, it's got no seat
 Cracked snow shoes and warped wooden skis
 Hard-covered books, pages all turned brown
 My dad has a reason for everything he keeps around
 So if you need something when times get hard
 You can probably find it in my dad's yard
 And if you need hope if you're coming apart
 You can surely find it in my dad's heart
 You never really know just what might be in store
 If you go in the barn and open boxes on the second floor
 'Cause underneath the paper, crumpled up in balls
 You might find a gem or you might find nothing at all
 And that's the fun of it, it's that mystery
 In all these things bearing other people's history
 You can look at this stuff, wonder where it's been
 You can pick it up and you can use it again
 So if you need something when times get hard
 You can probably find it in my dad's yard
 And if you need hope if you're coming apart
 You can surely find it in my dad's heart
 He can see the beauty, beneath the dust and grime
 He can see potential where the rest of us are blind
 He will polish the gray until it shines clear blue
 And if you know my dad, he won't give up on you
 So if you need something when times get hard
 You can probably find it in my dad's yard
 And if you need love, if you're coming apart
 You can surely find it in my dad's heart