Child Into a Man

You say that I never wrote a song for you

But you could never understand

What could I sing for one who was there as I grew

From a child to a man, a child into a man

I used to criticize you every move

But you just lead me by the hand

You never wavered once as I painfully grew

From a child to a man, a child into a man

All my silence never meant that I didn't care

You just call, and I'll be there

If I ever spoke the truth to you

The words in me would stretch across this land

They'd be pouring out like a storm

For the one who loved me as I grew

From a child to a man, a child into a man

A child to a man, a child to a man

All my silence never meant that I didn't care

You just call, and I'll be there

Well, the years they spin like wheels, they keep rolling on through

And only God knows the plan

Well, you eased my fears and gave me comfort as I grew

From a child to a man, a child to a man

All my silence never meant that I didn't care

You just call, and I'll be there

A child to a man, from a child to a man

A child to a man, a child to a man