Words by Ray Boltz
Music by Steve Millikan and Ray Boltz
Grandpa and me every week or so
We'd go walking down a country road
Looking for something others drove right past
Maybe they were late
And they were dogging the throttle
Maybe they just didn't notice the bottles
Shining like diamonds in the grass
We would pick them up and we'd cash them in
He'd look at me and I'd look at him
And he'd say
Chorus
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Many years later when my age had doubled
I met a man and his name was trouble
He said son, I'll give you some advice
A family is fine and there's a time you need 'em
But sure enough they'll come a time to leave 'em
You know you only get one life
He was a lonely man without a single friend
He looked at me and I looked at him
And I said
Repeat chorus
And maybe someday when the little ones have grown
I may have a grandchild of my own
And if I do, I can promise you
One day we'll walk down a country road
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Oh what this world throws away
Thrown Away
Words by Ray Boltz
Music by Steve Millikan and Ray Boltz
Grandpa and me every week or so
We'd go walking down a country road
Looking for something others drove right past
Maybe they were late
And they were dogging the throttle
Maybe they just didn't notice the bottles
Shining like diamonds in the grass
We would pick them up and we'd cash them in
He'd look at me and I'd look at him
And he'd say
Chorus
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Many years later when my age had doubled
I met a man and his name was trouble
He said son, I'll give you some advice
A family is fine and there's a time you need 'em
But sure enough they'll come a time to leave 'em
You know you only get one life
He was a lonely man without a single friend
He looked at me and I looked at him
And I said
Repeat chorus
And maybe someday when the little ones have grown
I may have a grandchild of my own
And if I do, I can promise you
One day we'll walk down a country road
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Oh what this world throws away
Thrown Away
Words by Ray Boltz
Music by Steve Millikan and Ray Boltz
Grandpa and me every week or so
We'd go walking down a country road
Looking for something others drove right past
Maybe they were late
And they were dogging the throttle
Maybe they just didn't notice the bottles
Shining like diamonds in the grass
We would pick them up and we'd cash them in
He'd look at me and I'd look at him
And he'd say
Chorus
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Many years later when my age had doubled
I met a man and his name was trouble
He said son, I'll give you some advice
A family is fine and there's a time you need 'em
But sure enough they'll come a time to leave 'em
You know you only get one life
He was a lonely man without a single friend
He looked at me and I looked at him
And I said
Repeat chorus
And maybe someday when the little ones have grown
I may have a grandchild of my own
And if I do, I can promise you
One day we'll walk down a country road
Thrown away
Can you believe the things they toss aside
And leave 'em where they lay
Oh but they can be saved
If you will take the time
And try to find the good along the way
Oh what this world throws away
Oh what this world throws away