MADE ME A MAN

V1
Gotta kick at 13
When Daddy and me
Watched race cars spin out
And boy was I hooked
When he said “Come look
At this old Martin I found”
And we strummed on it
Every spare minute
And now I finally get

CHORUS 1
He digs baseball caps and ‘Bama football
And made me a fan
Him cracking a Pabst when he knocked off
Made me dig a working man
When I hit 18 he said “Son, you’re free
Just know those boots got roots”
Now I see in all my memories
His kind of country attitude
Made me a man through and through

V2
Now I’m in my twenties
Running down my dreams
Till my doubts get the upper hand
And when I don’t know why
She needs more time
Till she’ll wear my wedding band
He slaps my back and says
“Nothing worth having
Is easy to get”

CHORUS 2
Yeah he digs baseball caps and ‘Bama football
And made me a fan
Him cracking a Pabst when he knocked off
Made me dig a working man
He shared with me his McGraw CDs
Like they were gospel truth
Now I see in all my memories
His kind of country attitude
Made me a man through and through

BRIDGE
And he's a rock that's tough
I stand on top of
Taught me to be strong
Enough to own up to when I'm wrong

CHORUS 3
He digs baseball caps and ‘Bama football
And made me a fan
Him cracking a Pabst when he knocked off
Made me dig a working man
When I miss home these days he tells me
“Home’s here missing you too”
Now I see in all my memories
Now I see in all my memories
His kind of country attitude
Made me a man through and through
Yeah he made me a man through and through