Walk Like A Man

Oh man the fights they had

He'd cover up his ears

He thought "good boys don't cry"

He fought back all the tears

Mama'd use her makeup

For the bruises on her face

In the morning they'd pretend

That there'd never ever

Been a trace

His old man woke him up

To help him find the car

Take the bus uptown

Outside some run down bar

Swore that he was quitting

And then he'd start to cry

And though the boy knew the truth

Sometimes he's still believe that lie

Chrous

When the sins of the father

Are the sins of the son

All you do is crawl when

You wanna run

But God gave boys their mamas

Cause they always see their promise

And they help them understand

How to walk like a man, walk like a man

They moved a lot of places

They never settled down

It got pretty old being the new kid in town

He'd always tell his friends "My daddy's sick today"

Said he'd be rich if he had a nickel every time

He heard his mama say

Chorus

When the sins of the father

Are the sins of the son

Gotta crawl before you walk boy

Walk before you run

Come on now stand up straight

I'm proud of you

Take my hand, I know you can

Walk like a man, walk like a man

Your daddy's demons will call your name

Don't you liisten cause they got no claim

Temptation may come that ain't no sin

You get stronger every time that you don't give in