Run Further Than Me

Verse 1

I remember your hands, worn from the break of dawn

You’d say, “Son, take this road, and make it further than I’ve gone”

You never measured love in words, but in all that you gave

And when I stumbled hard, it was your shoulders I braved

Chorus

You wanted me to run further than you

Now I’m running for the both of us, seeing it through

And even when you’re gone, you’re still guiding my stride

‘Cause you taught me to stand, and you taught me to fight

Verse 2

There were mornings on the porch, with coffee and the news

You’d tell me every choice in life comes down to what you choose

You’d laugh and say, “Boy, don’t be afraid to fall”

‘Cause you can’t touch the sky if you never risk it all

Chorus

You wanted me to run further than you

Now I’m running for the both of us, seeing it through

And even when you’re gone, you’re still guiding my stride

‘Cause you taught me to stand, and you taught me to fight

Verse 3

Now the road is long, and the nights can feel so cold

But I feel you in the sunset, painting all the fields in gold

When I cross another line, I whisper your name

Hoping somehow you hear me, and you’d smile just the same

Chorus

You wanted me to run further than you

Now I’m running for the both of us, seeing it through

And even when you’re gone, you’re still guiding my stride

‘Cause you taught me to stand, and you taught me to fight

Bridge (slower, heartfelt)

If you can see me now, I hope you’re proud of this man

‘Cause everything I am is still built from your hands

I carry your name, but I’m walking my own road

And I hear your laugh every time a new door’s closed

Chorus (soft)

You wanted me to run further than you

Now I’m running for the both of us, seeing it through

Chorus (full, repeat)

You wanted me to run further than you

Now I’m running for the both of us, seeing it through

And even when you’re gone, you’re still guiding my stride

‘Cause you taught me to stand, and you taught me to fight

Outro (instrumental fade)

(Acoustic guitar picking, light harmonica, fading on the line “You taught me to fight”)