THE PRINTS YOU MADE

WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY

DOING THE THINGS THAT LITTLE BOYS DO,

I'D PUT MY FEET IN YOUR GREAT BIG SHOES,

AND WONDER IF THEY'D EVER FIT ME TOO.

ONE YEAR IT SNOWED, AND WE TOOK A WALK,

AND I KEPT SLIPPING AND FALLING DOWN,

AND YOU SAID, "SON, WALK WHERE MY FEET WERE."

IT WAS THE EASIEST WAY I'D FOUND

I'M GROWN UP NOW AND STILL IT SEEMS,

I'M STILL WALKING IN THE PRINTS YOU MADE,

I'VE LEARNED THAT I'LL NEVER QUITE FILL YOUR SHOES,

AND THAT YOUR FOOT PRINTS WILL NEVER QUITE FADE.

EVERY BOY NEEDS A HERO TO LOOK UP TO,

AND A PAIR OF SHOES TO STRIVE TO FILL,

A LOT USE CARTOON CHARACTERS,

BUT MY HER9 WAS ALIVE AND REAL.

I'LL NEVER BE THE MAN THAT YOU WERE,

AND FILLING YOUR SHOES, I SIMPLY CAN'T DO

BUT DAD, I'LL ALWAYS DO THE BEST I KNOW HOW,

SO YOU'LL BE AS PROUD OF ME AS I AM OF YOU.