Walk A Little Straighter Lyrics

I remember lookin' up to look up to him And I remember most of the time he wasn't there I'd be waitin' at the door when he got home at night He'd pass me by to go pass out in his chair
And I'd say, walk a little straighter, daddy You're swayin' side to side Your footsteps make me dizzy and no matter how I try I keep trippin' and stumblin', if you'd look down here you'd see Walk a little straighter daddy, you're leading me
He stumbled in the gym on Graduation Day And I couldn't help but feel so ashamed And I wasn't surprised a bit when he didn't stay He stumbled out before they called my name
And I thought, walk a little straighter, daddy You're swayin' side to side It's not just me who's watchin' you've caught everybody's eye And you're trippin' and stumblin' and even though I've turned 18 Walk a little straighter, daddy you're still leading me
The old man's still like he always was but I love him anyway If I've learned one thing from him it's my kids will never have to say
Walk a little straighter, daddy, you're swayin' side to side Your footsteps make me dizzy and no matter how I try I keep trippin' and stumblin', if you'd look down here you'd see Walk a little straighter, daddy you're leading me Yeah, walk a little straighter, daddy you're leading me