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The description of the second verse is inaccurate; the second verse also deals with advancements in technology, as it mentions that his grandfather wrote multiple letters to his grandmother, while he now has video-chats with people as far away as Japan. I'll change it. 74.233.222.189 (talk) 07:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paisley includes this verse:

    I had a friend in school,
    Running-back on a football team,
    They burned a cross in his front yard
    For asking out the home-coming queen.

I've looked for any real life reference to this event, but cannot find any. Does anyone know whether it's true? (He was raised in West Virginia when the former Grand Kleagle of the KKK, Robert Byrd, from West Virginia was considered the long-standing "conscience of the Senate" by his fellow Democrats, so it's possible.) But, with all of the examples of celebrities lying to make one feel superior--the latest is Lena Dunham, in her best selling book, slandering a known man from her college and accusing him of rape when it is a demonstrably false charge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:6AA4:DC00:F448:E457:3AE9:341C (talk) 05:53, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]