I Understand Now

Uncle Phil said to me that woman is the death of me I don't think there's anything I can do She's got ways I don't understand Putting words into my mouth, things I can't get used to But then she dropped the cornbread in the kitchen Uncle Phil smiled as if she'd just done the greatest thing I'm not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now I'm not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now My cousin screwed up without a doubt All of a sudden he wasn't hanging out And that girl he said, she is the cats Then he disappeared from sight without a trace So they had a bunch of babies and they got a good jobs Working hard to provide the best they can And I'm not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now Not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now I'm starting to appreciate the value of generations changing hands Family ties and lips and eyes pass it down, pass it down Now the weatherman today said Warm and cloudy, cold front coming in around sundown And I'm walking through your house full of your beautiful relations And I'm thinking that I'd like to stick around And there are things I have said with one hand on the Bible That are only now starting to make sense I'm not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now Not sure if I understood then But I guarantee I understand now I understand now, I understand now I understand now --- I Understand Now - Patterson Hood