He said sit down son, we've gotta talk
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I said "it's my life, I'm gonna do what I want
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I'm not gonna crawl, I'm gonna walk
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Walk right out that door"
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He said "I used to be a lot like you
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There's nothing you've done that I didn't do"
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I left and said "Dad I'm bulletproof
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We've been through this before"
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I couldn't believe it
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There was a tear in my old man's eye
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When I was leaving
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He tried to say goodbye
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He said stand tall when you stumble
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Stay pround when you're humbled
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The lessons you learn
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Won't be the ones that you plan
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And every step up that mountain
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Will be more than worth countin'
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And when you walk through the valley
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May you walk like a man
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And now I've seen a couple miles on a gravel road
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Been taught a couple things that I didn't know
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And yeah, I've even got a kid of my own
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Starting to sound a lot like me
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I learned a little thing called sacrifice
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Givin' up on dreams, lost a couple fights
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All anybody wants is a better life
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And something to believe
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Stand tall when you stumble
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Stay pround when you're humbled
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All the lessons you learn
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Won't be the ones that you plan
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Every step up that mountain
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Will be more that worth countin'
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When you walk through the valley
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May you walk like a man
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I couldn't believe it
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When the tears came to my eyes
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It isn't easy
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Standing on the other side
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I said "Sit down son we gotta talk
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Hey it's your life, you're gonna do what you want
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I won't say crawl before you walk"
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Cause I heard my old man in my mind sayin'
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Stand tall when you stumble
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Stay pround when you're humbled
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All the lessons you learn
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Won't be the ones that you plan
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And every step up that mountain
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Will be more that worth countin'
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And when you walk through the valley
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May you walk like a man
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And when you go on without me
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Walk, like a man
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Walk on
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Walk Like A Man
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Bon Jovi & Jon Bon Jovi |