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 countin'   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   Givin' up on dreams, lost a couple fights   All anybody wants is a better life   And something to believe      Stand tall when you stumble   Stay pround when you're humbled   All the lessons you learn   Won't be the ones that you plan      Every step up that mountain   Will be more that worth countin'   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 sayin'      Stand tall when you stumble   Stay pround when you're humbled   All the lessons you learn   Won't be the ones that you plan      And every step up that mountain   Will be more that worth countin'   And 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