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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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