Roger Miller Vance Lyrics:
He was born one mornin' it was cold and it was
snowin' And from the start he never had a chance
And though the doctors said he couldn't live his
mama had some faith to give And they brought him
to her and his mama named him Vance He was sick a
long time then I used to sit by him I'd rub his
head he would squeeze my hand But he never cried
he'd grit his teeth and smile at me cause he
couldn't speak And that's when I began to respect
the little man And I think Vance was three right
about then He started school and one day he came
home and at the doorway I could tell the little
man didn't want to come inside He'd met a girl but
her boyfriend Smitty Had caught him walkin' home
with her and nearly killed Vance But then Vance
never cried and the only thing that Smitty hurt
was pride And he said papa do you become a man
when you're twenty one And I said age doesn't make
a man a man my son He looked at me so puzzled with
eyes so young and kind And I think Vance was seven
about that time [strings]
I guess they say that first love is the very best
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At least it was with Vance cause he'd scratched
Becky on his desk But Becky went with Smitty and
Vance was very small And he used to dream what
it'd be like to be tall And then a few years later
Vance came in one day And told me and his mama
that he had to go away To be fitted for a uniform
and though his mama shed a tear He kissed her and
said he'd see us in two years And he looked at me
and said papa I'm gonna be a man Well two years to
the day Vance came walkin' in the driveway And I
didn't recognize him from his size till he got
near He came in and he hugged his mama And said
hey papa little man wanna go with me somewhere and
grab a beer So we're sittin' at this table when
this fella at the bar started buggin' Vance
Callin' him soldier but Vance kept his cool And he
said papa that guy is Smitty and he's to be pitied
now Cause that's the same guy that used to bully
me in school Then Smitty said the wrong thing when
he brought up Becky's name And Vance finally stood
and said boy what did you say And it did my heart
so much good when Vance hit ole Smitty And it took
two of Smitty's friends to carry him away Well
Vance left the very next mornin' and it was cold
and it was snowin' And from the first life hadn't
been much fun But he had finally made a stand and
he'd become a self made man And incidentally he
had just turned twenty one
Lyrics: Vance, Roger Miller [end]