Measure Of A Man

MEASURE OF A MAN

IT WAS JUST A CROSS COUNTRY RACE
WAY BACK IN MY YOUTH
THAT FOREVER CHANGED WHO I WAS
AND HELPED ME SEE THE TRUTH
WE ALL LINED UP FULL OF HOPE
WANTING TO WIN THE RACE
I LOOKED OUT IN THE CROWDED STANDS
TO SEE MY FATHER’S FACE

WITH THE PISTOL SOUND WE ALL RAN
TO CHEERS WITH HEARTS ABLAZED
TO WIN WAS ALL THAT MATTERED
TO EARN MY FATHERS PRAISE
FOR A SHORT TIME I WAS AHEAD
AND THOUGHT I’M DOING WELL
BUT THEN AT THE FIRST HURDLE
IS WHERE I TRIPPED AND FELL

CHORUS:
IT’S NOT THE TIMES THAT YOU FALL DOWN
OR HAVE THE LOSING HAND
IT’S NOT THE TIMES YOU MAY HAVE FAILED
OR HAD TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS
IT’S MORE ABOUT THE GETTING UP
TO RISE AGAIN AND STAND
IT’S ALL ABOUT NOT GIVING UP
THAT’S THE MEASURE OF A MAN

I’VE HAD MY SHARE OF TROUBLES
SOME DAYS I’VE COME IN LAST
BUT I REMEMBER WHAT MY DADDY SAID
THO ALL THESE YEARS HAVE PASSED
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU FAIL
OR IF YOU TAKE A FALL
IT’S RISING TO EACH CHALLENGE
AND GIVING IT YOUR ALL
CHORUS:

Words and Music By Timothy W. Lovell
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Tim Lovell

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