Measure Of A Man

I do what scares me
A lesson from my father
Who didnt have a father
After seventeen
I wear the wedding ring
That he wore before he died
A pressure and a blessing
For all we keep alive

We live while we can
Together not alone
Spend the time together
Stead of talking on the phone
I've been watching him age
Hope he understands
He's still my father
The measure of a man to me

I did what scared me
I grew and moved along
The clothes I outgrew
Were the clothes my dad left on
I wear his wrist watch
To mark the passing time
The parts of us that change
And the parts that never die

How we live while we can
Together not alone
Pushed a little farther
Past all our fathers know
I'm watching him age
Hope he understands
He's still my father
The measure of a man to me

And anything he does I'll applaud
With the strength to keep on going
Even when your father's gone

Why we live while we can
Together not alone
Spend the time together
Stead of talking on the phone
I've been watching him age
Hope he understands
He's still my father
The measure of a man to me