Nichols Family
by Kelly Turner
Lyrics
Verse 1
Mama came from a house
with thirteen kids and a tiny yard
Hand-me-down boots by the back door
Love stacked wall to wall
Nichols name on a mailbox
weathered paint, still standing tall
Every Friday felt like summer
every knock meant “y’all come on”
Chorus
That Nichols family
yeah, they raised me up right
Paper plates, long tables
laughing long into the night
We tossed horseshoes till dark
softball under those lights
So many gone now
but they’re holding us tight
In my heart, in my heart
I’m loving my Nichols family
Verse 2
Cousins packed in that kitchen
arguing over the last roll
Auntie stirring that old pot
Uncle telling the same joke
Some folks two-stepped in the driveway
boots dusting up that road
We didn’t have much money
but I swear we were rich as gold
Chorus
That Nichols family
yeah, they raised me up right
Paper plates, long tables
laughing long into the night
We tossed horseshoes till dark
softball under those lights
So many gone now
but they’re holding us tight
In my heart, in my heart
I’m loving my Nichols family
Bridge
Names carved deep in my memory
faces framed in the back of my mind
Every story we keep on telling
keeps them sitting by our side (oh yeah)
Chorus
That Nichols family
still singing through the years
Great food, good music
and a toast for the ones not here
We’ll toss horseshoes again
play ball in that sweet by and by
Till we’re all together
on the other side
In my heart, in my heart
I’m loving my Nichols family