Pepsi Sips

I was small in the very back
Of that old Bronco ride
No buckle, no fear, just me
And my cousins piled inside
We pulled the cover like a tent
And laughed the whole damn road
Grandma Barb up front driving
Taking us wherever we’d go

You’d be asleep there on the couch
TV glowing through the night
Pepsi sitting on the table
We’d sneak sips every time

[Chorus]
Oh Grandma Barb, your door was always open
A house full of love and chaos rolling
Pepsi, old movies, grandkids everywhere
Somehow you always made enough to share

You made ordinary moments feel like gold
The safest kind of love a kid could know
And no matter how much this life may change
Grandma Barb, home still sounds like your name

[Verse 2]
New Year’s Eve was our favorite
Shrimp and snacks all piled high
Those bubbly little fancy cups
Made us feel so grown that night
You turned a simple midnight
Into the best celebration

Strong and stubborn, fiery too
If something needed said, you told the truth
Hooting and hollering through the house
That’s still the sound I think about

[Verse 3]
I’d open up that movie cabinet
Like it held some hidden treasure
All our favorite VHS tapes
And home videos of us at the parade.

Then I’d open up the freezer
And there they’d always be
That Doral carton of cigarettes
Staring right back at me

[Final Chorus]
Oh Grandma Barb, your door was always open
A house full of love and chaos rolling
Pepsi, old movies, cousins everywhere
Somehow you always made enough to share