Red City Radio - Purple Heart Paperweight lyrics

"Purple Heart Paperweight" My grandfather lost his knee in the war He never bothered to tell the story before The memories were painful so I let it go But he got older and his blood started to thin He'd shrug his shoulders and didn't know where to begin With snow falling on bodies or slowly freezing I never thought that I would sing along to all the songs I hated What's left for you and I when all of the remains are unrelated But it's not affecting me because I never kept them anyway I'm driving faster there's not a second to waste I court disaster with every turn that I take Know I shouldn't be driving but I'm on the road My grandmother hadn't shed a tear She told me stories of how she used to cower in fear From fists raised up in anger and drunken beatings I never thought that I would sing along to all the songs I hated What's left for you and I when all of the remains are unrelated But it's not affecting me because I know I loved him anyway And god knows he loved me anyway When you think about it, it's not affecting me Because I know I loved him anyway And god knows he loved me anyway And tonight I know this man is dead and gone I'm in his chair listening to all of his favorite songs Because the man I lost was the man I knew before I ever learned That he had fires to light bridges to burn