And I'll swallow my pride if you can
Pretty young woman turned my head around
Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to
It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone
Hey dad, I burned ten years down this highway
Well, I burned those wheels down the highway
She's as solid as the ring on my hand
And I learned what I learned the hard way
And I learned what I learned the hard way
Do the best you can do, love many, trust few
Anger burns, love cools it down
Bullet proof, more than tough, smarter than he ever was
Fool proof, it ain't easy, I need her, she needs me
Yeah, she's cool when I'm not, she's steady as a rock
I never took to him, he never took the time
That's the measure of a man, yeah, the measure of a man
Work hard for the money in your hands
Last night she handed me a son of my own
She stole my heart on this highway
The world through her eyes looked so different
Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye
That's the measure of a man, yeah, the measure of a man
She taught me to love through the hard days
She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness
