Old Silver is about Radney Foster's grandfather (this is the true part) who drove his grandma crazy. (This part is the speculation.) When his grandfather died, she went to the funeral, cried her tears, and skipped town. She was a formative influence in his life and when she left, he missed her dearly. But she had to get away from both of them because she saw too much of Old Silver in him, and thought he was irredeemable.
Old Silver is about Radney Foster's grandfather (this is the true part) who drove his grandma crazy. (This part is the speculation.) When his grandfather died, she went to the funeral, cried her tears, and skipped town. She was a formative influence in his life and when she left, he missed her dearly. But she had to get away from both of them because she saw too much of Old Silver in him, and thought he was irredeemable.