Letras
We grew up in a town just beyond the city glow
Dad's worn oil-field hands from working harder than we'd ever know.
Mom kept food on the table, faith in every break
So we could have a life they never had the chance to make
He missed some moments we still talk about today
Her gentle heart beside the burden he would take
With her holding strong and him gone for our sake
They built our world together
every sacrifice they'd make
Baseball fields under late-summer skies
Dust on my cleats and hope in my eyes
Mom in the bleachers, cheering my name
Dad made it home when he could for the game
He wasn't always there - some nights the job just couldn't wait
But I carried what he taught me every time I touched the plate
He showed me what a man should be
By the way he loved our family
Dad showed us that a man is measured by the promise that he keeps
Mom taught us grace and kindness when the world would cut us deep
They were tough when they had to be, but their love was never weak
They showed us how to live it, not just tell us what to do
And I'm still trying every day to live the way they do
And looking back, I see their love was guiding me through
We didn't have it all, but we had everything we needed
Now I'm grown up with a family of my own
I hear my dad's words every time I get home
Fixing what's broken, giving what I can
Trying to live like that hardworking man
And Mom still smiles when the grandkids run in
Same gentle heart she's always had within
If I'm half the parents they've been to me
Then I'm the man I hoped I'd be.
And one day when the good Lord calls them home
I'll carry their love everywhere I roam
And when the road feels empty and I don't know what to do
I'll lean on every lesson that I learned by watching you
Dad showed us that a man is measured by the promise that he keeps
Mom taught us grace and kindness when the world would cut us deep
They were tough when they had to be, but their love was never weak