Grandfather smoked and had a taste for booze Next thing you know grandaddys son did too And when that boy had children of his own Addiction was the only seed he'd sown Pass it on Pass it down We all leave more than a headstone in the ground Pass it on At the end Will you leave them all your love Or all your sin You can make it right or wrong Pass it on He had a different name for every man Or anyone who wasnt just like him His children use the words they heard from dad If their not just like we are we dont like that Pass it on Pass it down We all leave more than a headstone in the ground Pass it on At the end will you leave them all your love or all you sin You can make it right or wrong Pass it on He could have left this world without a prayer Most of the fools he knew didnt care Instead he saved us all from being lost And did it as they nailed him to the cross Pass it on Pass it down You can teach your children he rose from the ground Pass it on At the end will you leave them all his love or all your sin Tell em he rolled back the stone Pass it on Tell em he rollef back the stone Pass it on