When I was just a kid, I couldn't wait till I grew up Tried walking in your shoes, but couldn't even tie them up No matter how big and tall I grew, I was always looking up to you You showed me that I was just a diamond in the rough You helped me to grow into the man that I've become We've been down, we've been up I hope I've made you proud enough You make it look easy, even when I'm hard to love Ooh, ooh When I dropped out of school, you told me that my time was up I was a rebel with a cause, just didn't know quite what it was So I got a job that barely paid You said you'd do the same thing at my age You showed me that I was just a diamond in the rough You helped me to grow into the man that I've become We've been down, we've been up I hope I've made you proud enough You make it look easy, even when I'm hard to love We've been down, we've been up I hope I've made you proud enough You make it look easy, even when I'm hard to love Ooh, ooh Even when I'm hard to love