Arlo
[Verse 1]
I drank my last drops of high life
Under a white oak in the rain
I'll stay dry for a while anyway
I'll be a grandpa come November
I did okay at the wedding
If I say the right words at the right time I can come off
As a pretty good guy

[Chorus]
One more stop along the way
Load me up heavy, I can take the pain
I wish I could go back and do it again without the stress
Just the happiness

[Verse 2]
I'm sixty-three years old now
Still livin' hand-to-mouth, work at the aluminum plant
'Til Uncle Sam starts payin' out
A hundred and forty by the furnace
Ninety-two outside
Comes in raw on the left of the building
Goes out aircraft grade on the right
[Chorus]
Onе more stop along the way
Load me up hеavy, I can take the pain
I wish I could go back and do it again without the stress
Just the happiness

[Verse 3]
In time intention slips away
I never thought I'd see the day
When all my children had grown and moved too far away
I'll keep molding metal as long as they can pay
Just like they molded me into what I am today

[Verse 4]
My mom died on the sixteenth
I hugged her as I was leaving
I didn't know she was gone 'til I got the message at home
I had to work that night at the mill
Didn't tell anyone there, shatter-proof goggles on my eyes
At break time I'm in the bathroom to cry

[Chorus]
One more stop along the way
Load me up heavy, I can take the pain
I wish I could go back and do it again without the stress
Just the happiness
Without the stress
Just the happiness
Without the stress
Just the happiness
Just the happiness
Just the happiness