Who I want to Be

I was raised on a job-site radio

And a porch light burning through the rain

Dad said, boy, you earn your name

With callused hands and a little bit of pain

I wore out boots on gravel roads

Learned quick what a promise cost

Now I keep a list in my back pocket

Of every time I fell, then got back up

I ain't there yet

But I'm getting close

Every scar I got

Still tells me where to go

I know who I want to be

(Who I want to be)

A man my mama would believe

(Who I want to be)

Steady when the whole world leans

I know who I want to be

I want my word to weigh like gold

Want my kids to see it in my face

Want to leave more than a pile of bills

Want to leave a little better place

I want the hard days to find me ready

Not hiding out in a borrowed dream

If I go down, I go down swinging

With my boots on, right where I need to be

I ain't there yet

But I'm getting close

Every wrong turn

Still taught me what I know

I know who I want to be

(Who I want to be)

A man my mama would believe

(Who I want to be)

Steady when the whole world leans

I know who I want to be

When the crowd gets loud and the doubt gets mean

I hear that old voice inside of me

Saying "boy, don't quit now"

Saying "stand your ground"

I know who I want to be

(Who I want to be)

A man my mama would believe

(Who I want to be)

Steady when the whole world leans

I know who I want to be

(Who I want to be)

Not perfect, just honest and free

I know who I want to be