Released: June 19, 2007
Songwriter: Jon Bon Jovi
[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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Chorus 2]
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
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
[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
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]
And when you go on without me
Walk, like a man
Walk on
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
[Chorus 1]
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
[Chorus 2]
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
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
[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
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]
And when you go on without me
Walk, like a man
Walk on
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