Measure of a Man-Jack Ingram

[00:15.71][00:00.89] [00:18.04]When I was fifteen, [00:19.67]I left home young [00:21.82]Tore up the tracks and then some [00:26.29]Me and my dad [00:28.38]didn't see eye to eye [00:30.54]I never took to him, [00:32.60]he never took the time [00:35.29]Bullet proof, [00:37.66]more than tough [00:39.20]Smarter than he ever was [00:43.04] [00:43.48]Well I burned those wheels down the highway [00:47.46]And I learned what I learned the hard way [00:51.85]Do the best you can do, [00:53.98]love many, trust few [00:56.23]Work hard for the money in your hands [01:01.93]That's the measure of a man [01:05.85] [01:06.40]Yeah the measure of a man [01:09.54] [01:12.34]Anger burns, [01:14.28]love cools it down [01:16.41]Pretty young woman [01:18.34]turned my head around [01:20.60]The world through her eyes [01:22.62]looked so different [01:24.47]She lives on faith, [01:26.93]she looks for forgiveness [01:29.34]Fool proof, it ain't easy [01:34.03]I need her, she needs me [01:37.75] [01:38.10]She stole my heart on this highway [01:41.85]She taught me to love [01:44.12]through the hard days [01:46.25]Yeah she's cool when I'm not, [01:48.87]she's as steady as a rock [01:50.87]She's as solid as the ring on my hand [01:55.68]That's the measure of a man [01:59.34] [02:00.97]Yeah the measure of a man [02:15.95][02:04.43] [02:16.19]Last night she handed me a son of my own [02:19.80]It killed me to do it, [02:21.73]but I picked up the phone [02:24.12] [02:26.10]Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway [02:29.95]And I learned what I learned the hard way [02:34.42]Truth is I need you, [02:36.64]we'll cry if we need to [02:38.86]And I'll swallow my pride if you can [02:43.21]That's the measure of a man [02:46.96] [02:48.08]Oh yeah, the measure of a man [02:58.44][02:08.75][00:01.77]Jack Ingram-Measure Of A Man [03:03.68][02:12.79][00:06.10]Album:This Is It [03:07.83][02:51.91]