There's an old teddy bear resting on my bed with a brass button for an eye
It dangles there by a worn out thread
Won't be long before he goes blind
He's got an ear stitched together with some five pound test
Pulled from an old trout line
Made with love from my daddy's plaid vest
That he got from the five and dime
It was Christmas time and we were poor back then
The best things in life are free
We didn't have money but we wrapped up love and put it underneath our tree
I'll never forget that day I woke up
And slowly walked down the stairs
I saw a gift momma made just for me
It was a shiny little Christmas bear
Fifty years later we're tattered and torn
We've both seen our better days
When my head aches my heart weeps
He's always there to ease my pain
It was Christmas time and we were poor back then
The best things in life are free
We didn't have money but we wrapped up love and put it underneath our tree
Now daddy's gone and momma finally passed
Their souls are free to roam
My bears gone blind but there's whiskey in our glass
And we're smokin' a little home grown
He goes by the name of Gentleman Jack
He's patient and never blames
He doesn't get mad and he never talks back
I hope I can do the same
I said he goes by the name of Gentleman Jack
And we're smokin' a little homegrown
He doesn't say much but he's always got my back
And together we're never alone
I said together we're never alone
I said together we're never alone