He was a giant when I was just a kid I was always trying to do everything he did I can still remember every lesson he taught me Growing up, learning how to be like my old man He was a lion, we were a father's pride But I was defiant when he made me walk the line He knew how to lift me up and when to let me fall Looking back, he always had a plan, my old man My old man, feel the callus on his hands And dusty overalls, my old man Now I finally understand I have a lot to learn from my old man Now I'm a giant, got a son of my own He's always trying to go everywhere I go I do the best I can to raise him up the right way Hoping that he someday wants to be like his old man My old man, I know one day we'll meet again As he's looking down, my old man I hope he's proud of who I am I'm trying to fill the boots of my old man My old man My old man