Country/pop/gospel professional BMI songwriter.
Lyrics
Half The Man
c. Glen King and Rik Shafer
1st. verse:
Daddy earned the foreman's job
He wanted it for many years
Stayed overtime and saturdays
For the dream he held so dear,
He said, anything worth having
Is worth working hard to get
The proof is in this better life
Daddy built us with his sweat:
Chorus:
If I could be Half the Man my daddy was
I'd hold my head up high and smile, because
In my mind he was twice the man
Of anyone around,
If I could be just Half The Man he was,
I know daddy would be proud.
2nd. Verse:
Sundays he got up at six
To build a fire in the stove
Make biscuits out of buttermilk
Read a verse or two from Job,
He said anything worth doing
Is worth giving it your best
I wish he'd heard those words of praise
When they laid him out to rest:
Chorus:
If I could be Half the Man my daddy was
I'd hold my head up high and smile, because
In my mind he was twice the man
Of anyone around,
If I could be just Half The Man he was,
I know daddy would be proud.
Bridge:
Now, I've got a family of my own
Had some breaks along the way
And, if I could have one dream in life
I'd like to hear my little boy say:
Chorus:
If I could be Half the Man my daddy was
I'd hold my head up high and smile, because
In my mind he was twice the man
Of anyone around,
If I could be just Half The Man he was,
I know daddy would be proud.
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