Raised By You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You taught me how to stand With both boots in the dirt How to keep my word And how to do the work You showed me what a man is By the way you lived it first No fancy talk, just steady hands And a love that always served [Pre-Chorus] So I carry your name In the way I walk Every hard-earned lesson Still lives in your talk [Chorus] I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) Lord, I hope I’m half as true (Raised by you) Strong when it’s hard Kind when it counts That’s your son, yeah That’s my roots out loud I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) [Verse 2] I remember Friday evenings Dust on your work shirt sleeve You’d still ask about my day Like I was all you’d need You fixed what broke around us And what broke in me With a little faith, a little time And a whole lotta dignity [Pre-Chorus] So when the world gets rough And my knees get weak I hear your voice say Boy, stand on your feet [Chorus] I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) Lord, I hope I’m half as true (Raised by you) Strong when it’s hard Kind when it counts That’s your son, yeah That’s my roots out loud I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) [Bridge] If I’ve got a good heart It came from your old ways If I’ve got a backbone You built it day by day And when my hands are trembling I still know what to do I just look down the line And I’m standing where you stood [Final Chorus] I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) Lord, I hope I’m half as true (Raised by you) Strong when it’s hard Kind when it counts That’s your son, yeah That’s my roots out loud I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you) I’m the man I am after you (Raised by you)