Number 37

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a quiet kind of strength In the men who never break, Who carry all the heavy things And never make a sound. The kind who'd swear they're made of stone, But hold you when you're falling down. [Verse 1 continued] You showed up when the world went dark, A steady light, a beating heart. Sixty-five years of weathered grace, I see the love behind your face. [Chorus] Oh Todd Anthony Jones, You're the rock that we lean on. Through the storm and the silence, You taught us to be strong. We're southern, so I call you daddy, But Ruby calls you Baba now— You're the answer to a prayer That somehow found its way somehow. [Verse 2] Blockbuster nights and Cinderella balls, You twirled me down those ballroom halls. Taught Tyler and me discipline, Respect, the strength to start again. Number 37 on the track, I cheered you on and watched you back. [Chorus] Oh Todd Anthony Jones, You're the rock that we lean on. Through the storm and the silence, You taught us to be strong. We're southern, so I call you daddy, But Ruby calls you Baba now— You're the answer to a prayer That somehow found its way somehow. [Bridge] When I couldn't stand, you stood for me, Became the father she could see. Soft for babies, kind to strays, A warm heart hiding in your ways. [Verse 3] So here's to sixty-five trips around, To all the love that you have found. I pray contentment finds you slow, The peace you say is underrated, oh— Wherever I go, whoever I am, I'm growing because of you, daddy. [Outro] Todd Anthony Jones, our Baba, our friend, We'll love you 'til the very end.