Bon Jovi Walk Like A Man Lyrics

He said sit down son, we’ve gotta talk
I said it’s my life, I’m gonna do what I want
I’m not gonna crawl, I’m gonna walk
Walk right out that door

He said I used to be a lot like you
There’s nothing you’ve done that I didn’t do
I laughed and said Dad I’m bulletproof
We’ve been through this before

I couldn’t believe it
There was a tear in my old man’s eye
When I was leaving
He tried to say goodbye, he said

Stand tall when you stumble
Stand proud when you’re humble
All the lessons you learn won’t be the ones that you’ll claim
Every step up that mountain
Would be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley may you walk like a man

I’ve seen a couple miles on a gravel road
Picked up a couple things I didn’t know
And now I’ve even got a kid of my own
Starting to sound a lot like me

I learned a little thing called sacrifice
Giving up on dreams, lost a couple fights
All anybody wants is a better life And something to believe

Stand tall when you stumble
Stand proud when you’re humble
All the lessons you learn won’t be the ones that you’ll claim
Every step up that mountain
Would be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley may you walk like a man, yeah

I couldn’t believe it
When the tears came to my eyes
It isn’t easy standing on the other side

I said sit down, son, we’ve gotta talk
Hey, it’s your life, you’re gonna do what you want
I won’t say crawl before you walk
Cos I heard my old man in my mind, saying

Stand tall when you stumble
Stand proud when you’re humble
All the lessons you learn won’t be the ones that you’ll claim
Every step up that mountain
Would be more than worth counting
But when you walk through the valley may you walk like a man
And when you go on without me walk like a man, oh walk on