Bon Jovi - Walk Like A Man

He said 'sit down son, we gotta talk'
I said 'it’s my life, I’m gonna do what I want
I’m not gonna crawl, I'm gonna walk
Walk right out that door'

He said 'I used to be a lot like you
Theres nothing you’ve done that I didn’t do'
I laughed and said 'Dad I’m bullet proof
We’ve been through this before'

I couldn’t believe it
There was a tear in my old man’s eye
When I was leaving
He tried to say goodbye
He said

Stand tall when you stumble
Stay proud when you’re humbled
The lessons you learn won't be the ones you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley
May you Walk Like A Man

I’ve seen a couple of miles on a gravel road
Been taught a couple things that I didn’t know
Now I even got a kid of my own
Starting to sound a lot like me
I learned a little thing called sacrifice
Given up on dreams, lost a couple fights
All anybody wants is a better life
And something to believe

Stand tall when you stumble
Stay proud when you’re humbled
The lessons you learn won't be the ones you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley
May you Walk Like A Man

(guitar solo)

I couldn’t believe it
When the tears came to my eyes
It isn’t easy
Standing on the other side

I said 'sit down son, we gotta talk
Hey it’s your life, you’re gonna do what you want
I won't say crawl before you walk
Cause I heard my old man in my mind saying'

Stand tall when you stumble
Stay proud when you’re humbled
The lessons you learn won't be the ones you plan
Every step up that mountain
Will be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley
May you Walk Like A Man
And when you go on without me
Walk Like A Man

Walk on

(guitar solo)

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Fantastic song. In an age where fathers (and men) are denigrated and derided as outmoded, stupid, lustful, and out of touch, and honor is no longer considered to be worthy of a second's thought, it's nice to hear a song about a meaningful father/son relationship that imparts some profound wisdom.

Reminds me of my dad. He told me on a car trip once:"Don't worry about making people happy. What other's think of you doesn't matter. Your mom and I, not so much. Anybody else, not at all. What matters is what you think of yourself."

May we all have the courage to walk like men.