Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song when my girls were young.

Song Description

Song about growing a family and what it means to be a family man.

Lyrics

FAMILY MAN
(Music and Lyrics by John Tracy Wilson)

Starting out we made a loan
Then the purchase of our first home
Getting settled, the children born
Then outgrown clothes, barely worn.

The first day of school comes all too soon
Then before you know it, she?s wearing perfume
So many memories for you to recall
Wishing you could somehow bottle them all

There?s nothing like the joy of building a family
The thrill of it coming together with the master?s plan
A different choice by someone else for them may be as grand
But if you?re talking to me, I?ll take being a family man.

First they?re in the cradle with sleepy eyes
Then it?s all new meaning to how time flies
It?s pitter patter, diapers wet
I guess the training?s not over yet

Soon it?s horsy rides on the way to bed
Then it?s ?Daddy, can you carry me upside down instead?
Bedtime stories, not a peep
Now I lay me down to sleep

No, there?s nothing like the joy of being a family
Where everyone under your roof is your biggest fan
Traveling out into the great unknown, packed up in the Minivan
Now it?s official, you?re looking at a family man.

Bible study and Sunday School
?Dad, what Jesus did was really cool?
?Daddy can we play hide and seek
I?ll go first, now don?t you peek?

Building castles in the sand
Wishing summer would never end
But soon it?s Christmas day with all the cheer
Sounds of elation that Santa was here.

It?s the priceless picture of our family
A work of art protected by a golden band
For years the canvas looked cloudy
But now it?s clear from where I stand
Now I can see the portrait of a family man.
And I thank God everyday for making me a family man.