Lyrics

Family Man

c2003 Niels Michael Millman





Verse1


My daddy was a man of few words,

But the first ones that I heard were: ?Son, I love ya. I?m gonna take care of ya ?.

I remember feeling things weren?t quite right,

?Till my daddy tucked me in and kissed me goodnight, and read me stories. Then I had no worries.



Pre-Chorus


It?s the little things that meant the most to me;

And just knowing he was there.



Chorus


Some fellahs wanna die with the most toys.

Can?t seem to find time for their girls and boys. (Guess I?ll never understand.)

Other guys, would nearly give their lives to keep a tear from their child?s eyes.

God bless the Family Man.



Verse 2


Now when I went out for the football team, I couldn?t catch , n? I couldn?t play ?D?. But my old man, was my biggest fan.

He never did miss a single game, and at the end of each one he?d call my name and say: ?Son, you did real good, just like I knew you would.?



Pre-Chorus


It?s the little things that meant the most to me,

And just knowing he was there.



Chorus


Some fellahs wanna die with the most toys.

Can?t seem to find time for their girls and boys. (Guess they just don?t give a damn.) Other guys would nearly give their lives to keep a tear from their child?s eyes. God bless the Family Man.



Bridge


I guess my daddy could?ve made a little more money, if he hadn?t spent all that time with his kids and with his honey. But I know that even he could he wouldn?t change a single thing. ?Cuz my Daddy?s family meant the world to him.



Verse 3


Now I see myself in my own child?s eyes

And I know first hand how they idolize their Daddy. Just like I did.

So I?ll do my best not to let him down. I?m gonna keep his mama happy. Gonna stick around through the hard times, and all the good times.




Chorus


Some fellahs wanna die with the most toys.

Can?t seem to find time for their girls and boys. (Guess I?ll never understand.)

Other guys would nearly give their lives to keep a tear from their child?s eyes.

God bless the Family Man. (Repeat)



Tag


The guy you know will be there when the cards are down.

And if you fall he?s there to pick you off the ground.

That guy who knows just when it?s time to take a stand.

He?ll teach his children what it means to be a man.