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Growing up I'd hear dad say
In his deep, thoughtful way
What will you leave behind in this world
When you leave this world behind

How will you be remembered
When your time here is through
Will you choose a path of caring
In everything you do

He’d say the house will fall someday
The car will turn to rust
But the love you show to others
Will never turn to dust

The clock will keep on ticking
The seasons come and go
Your days on earth will be measured
By the kindness that you show

It's in those dark, desperate hours
The comfort that you send
The way you stand beside someone
Who needs a faithful friend

Hope you offer when they're down
A shoulder when they cry
A guiding light to see them through
Beneath a stormy sky

It's being a ray of sunshine
When the world is cold and gray
Walking with someone when they're lost
To help them find the way

The clock will keep on ticking
The seasons come and go
Your days on earth will be measured
By the kindness that you show

I have a son now of my own
I watch his journey start
Pray he grows to be a good man
With a kind and caring heart

I'll ask him the same question
That my dad used to say
What will you leave behind in this world
When you leave this world behind, someday