Walk Like a Man

He said sit down son, we 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 proud when you're humbled
The lessons you learn
Won't be the ones that you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more than worth counting
When you walk through the valley
May you walk like a man

I've seen a couple miles on a gravel road
Been taught a couple things that I didn't know
Now, I've even got a kid of my own
Who's starting to sound a lot like me

I learned a little thing called sacrifice
Givin' up on dreams, lost a couple fights
All anybody wants is a better life
Something to believe

Stand tall when you stumble
Stay proud when you're humbled
The lessons you learn
Won't be the ones that you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more that worth counting
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 wanna
I won't say crawl before you walk

Cause I heard my old man in my mind sayin'

Stand tall when you stumble
Stay proud when you're humbled
The lessons you learn
Won't be the ones that you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more that worth counting
When you walk through the valley
May you walk like a man

And when you go on without me
Walk, like a man

Walk on