Walk Like A Man

[Verse 1]

He said sit down son, we've gotta talk

I said "it's my life, I'm gonna do what I want

I'm not gonna crawl, I'm gonna walk

Walk right out that door"

He said "I used to be a lot like you

There's nothing you've done that I didn't do"

I left and said "Dad I'm bulletproof

We've been through this before"

I couldn't believe it

There was a tear in my old man's eye

When I was leaving

He tried to say goodbye

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He said stand tall when you stumble

Stay pround when you're humbled

The lessons you learn

Won't be the ones that you plan

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And every step up that mountain

Will be more than worth counting

And when you walk through the valley

May you walk like a man

[Verse 2]

And now I've seen a couple miles on a gravel road

Been taught a couple things that I didn't know

And yeah, I've even got a kid of my own

Starting to sound a lot like me

I learned a little thing called sacrifice

Giving up on dreams, lost a couple fights

All anybody wants is a better life

And something to believe

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[Verse 3]

I couldn't believe it

When the tears came to my eyes

It isn't easy

Standing on the other side

I said "Sit down son we gotta talk

Hey it's your life, you're gonna do what you want

I won't say crawl before you walk"

Cause I heard my old man in my mind saying

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[Outro]

And when you go on without me

Walk, like a man

Walk on