[Verse 1]
Daddy Mac was a gentleman who led the Sunday singin'
He'd come down 44 here with Virgina by his side
He raised us kids up to understand the Bible
That path is long and rocky but it'll always lead you right

[Chorus]
And he'd open up his hymnal to the bookmark in the pages
People came from miles around searchin' for salvation
Everyone was singin' in the Glendale congregation
I sat on the front row and I cried
I sat on the front row and I cried

[Verse 2]
Then he'd go back up on Cactus Ridge 'cause he knew early Monday
He'd hit the ground runnin' and get back behind the plow
One hard and long week later it was Sunday go a meetin'
And you could hear a big hoarse echo all the way to town

[Chorus]
And he'd open up his hymnal to the bookmark in the pages
People came from miles around searchin' for salvation
Everyone was singin' in the Glendale congregation
I sat on the front row and I cried
Yeah I sat on the front row and I cried