[Intro] [acoustic guitar strumming, clean electric guitar fills] [Verse 1] [male vocals] Some kids grow up wishing For things they never had I was born with more than most The day I got my dad You were every ride to practice Every late night pick up call Every go on give it a shot When I was scared to risk it all You never laughed at crazy dreams You never told me they were wrong You just found another way to help me carry them along Looking back now It's funny how I see Every road I ever took started with your belief in me [Chorus] [drums and bass enter, full band] You taught me how to mean what I say How to stand behind my word The loudest things you taught me Were the things I never heard You never told me who to be You just lived it every day Always put this family first And never walked away [Verse 2] [drums drop to cross-stick, piano highlights] You taught me how to laugh at myself When life don't go to plan But the greatest lesson that you gave Was how to be a kind of man You filled the house with music Records spinning through the night And every movie worth remembering You'd sit and watch twice You taught me that being curious isn't something you outgrow That there's always one more question And one more thing to know Appreciate the details How's that work behind the scenes Turns out life's a whole lot deeper Than what most folks ever see [Chorus] [full band, harmony vocals enter] You taught me how to mean what I say How to stand behind my word The loudest things you taught me Were the things I never heard You never told me who to be You just lived it every day Always put this family first And never walked away [Outro] [drums drop out, acoustic guitar and piano] You taught me how to laugh at myself When life don't go to plan But the greatest lesson that you gave Was how to be a kind of man [electric guitar swell] [final acoustic guitar strum]
