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