It was a year ago today
My life began to change
A phone call I never thought I'd get
You couldn't catch your breath
You called the ambulance
Took a ride to the hospital out west

Stopped what I was working on
Checked in on mom
And headed to the emergency room
They'd done a bunch of scans
Put you on oxygen
And said to me we'd know more soon

A giant of the road
A proud man who knows
How strong of a life you had built
You lived a life of giving
Didn't do much taking
You left me with tough shoes to fill
Left me with tough shoes to fill

I couldn't help but ask
How the hell'd you let it get so bad
Answers I already knew
That night we made plans
For coffee in the AM
But those plans they never came true

A giant of the road
A proud man who knows
How strong of a life you had built
You lived a life of giving
Didn't do much taking
You left me with tough shoes to fill
Left me with tough shoes to fill

Words were never said
You'd rather it be left
For us to figure out on our own
When it was my time
Your path became mine
Left on this highway alone
Here on this highway alone

A giant of the road
A proud man who knows
How strong of a life you had built
You lived a life of giving
Didn't do much taking
You left me with tough shoes to fill
Left me with tough shoes to fill