"The Thanksgiving Song" is from Ben Rector's Christmas album, 'A Ben Rector Christmas,' available now.
When I started putting together the Christmas album, I realized I hadn't ever heard a Thanksgiving song. I feel like everyone has an emotional connection and a lot of memories around Thanksgiving, just like they do Christmas, so I did my best to write a song that honored that. I hope this song captures the magic and nostalgia that we all look forward to at Thanksgiving. I also secretly hope that this becomes the official theme song for Thanksgiving (this is both based on that I think the song is a very good Thanksgiving song and also that it is the only Thanksgiving song). - Ben
Directed by: Brian Shutters Director of Photography: Stuart Hotwagner Produced by: Shuttershot Productions / @shuttershot
Lyrics: Familiar highways Lined with leaves turned brown Making my way Back into my hometown
Funny how this all looks different, but it feels the same Like how life never stops changing but some things never change
So fill your plate and fill your drink And fill this house with family The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
Yeah yeah
Watching football Watching families grow The old kid’s table all have kids of their own Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
So fill your plate and fill your drink And fill this house with family The kind of love a thousand miles can’t wash away Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
So fill your plate and fill your drink Put your dishes in the kitchen sink And let the leftover year just wash away Cause we made it through I do believe the longest year in history Thank God that it’s Thanksgiving Day
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