Hero To Me

He was twenty-two in a hospital room, just a boy without a clue

Holdin' the hand of his best friend, doin' what he's supposed to do

I came in the world that day and his was forever changed

No time to blame, no time to slow down, I was comin' either way

For the first time

I saw his blue eyes

He was tall as the pines, he was strong as the river flows

Planted a garden for a family to grow

Stood steady in the wind when one and one made three

Might've been a man to you, but he was a hero to me

I was seventeen, shakin' like a leaf with his truck bent around a tree

Said, "Cars and boats, they come and go, I'm glad you're in one piece"

Son, you gotta slow down

And he showed me how

He was tall as the pines, he was strong as the river flows

Planted a garden for a family to grow

Stood steady in the wind when one and one made three

Might've been a man to you, but he was a hero to me

When I was twenty-five, two pink lines just starin' back at me

Ain't it funny how a dream can change, shake you to one knee?

I picked up the phone and I called home and I him with the news

He just laughed and said, "Well, son, here's all you gotta do"

Be as tall as the pines, be as strong as a river flows

Plant a little garden for your family to grow

Stand steady in the wind when one and one make three

I might be your old man, but son, you're a hero to me

A hero to me