Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)

"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" is a song written by Jamie O'Hara, and recorded by the American country music duo, The Judds. It was released in January 1986 as the second single from the album Rockin' with the Rhythm. The song was their sixth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Content
"Grandpa" is a nostalgic country song in which the singer feels overwhelmed by the rapid changes of modern life ("It feels like this world's gone crazy") and wonders if things were really better in her grandfather's time. She asks him: Poignantly, the song does not mention how her grandfather responds.
 * if lovers really stayed together for life
 * if people really always kept promises
 * if families really prayed together
 * if fathers really never abandoned their families

Awards
The song won Grammy Awards for the Judds in the Country Duo/Vocal Group category and for O'Hara in the Country Songwriting Category for 1987.