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WHEN YOUR SON BECOMES A MAN

First Verse

Every father knows the feeling
When you try to raise a son
It can sometimes leave you reeling
Second guessing things you’ve done
There are times that call for healing
Or not to finish words begun
To help your son, grow up to be a man
You want to be a person
He will always view with pride
As he travels his life’s journey
That he will trust you as a guide
Even if sometimes it’s hard to share
All the feelings deep inside
You can’t decide, how he will see you as a man

Chorus

Oh, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man
When he follows his own heart and his own plan
You were his teacher first, then your roles reversed
And you’re now his biggest fan
Yes, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man

Second Verse

It was clear when I first held him
Life would never be the same
As he learned to crawl and throw a ball
When he learned to say my name
With his heart and mind both growing
Everything for him a game
My baby boy, oh what a little man!

And then as he got older
He began to blaze a trail
Marked with what was most important
By how he weighed things on his scale
How he chose who his good friends would be
How he learned to win and fail
My boy was earning, the skills to be a man

Chorus

Oh, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man
When he follows his own heart and his own plan
You were his teacher first, then your roles reversed
And you’re now his biggest fan
Yes, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man

Third Verse

When my son went off to college
It was time to cut the cord
Armed with common sense and values
That would be his shield and sword
Knowing I had helped to shape them
Was my ultimate reward
My little boy, would soon become a man

My son is all grown up now
He’s established and secure
He lives his life on his own terms
Seldom wrong but always sure
He is quick to find an answer
When a problem needs a cure
I am so proud of how, my son’s become a man

Chorus

Oh, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man
When he follows his own heart and his own plan
You were his teacher first, then your roles reversed
And you’re now his biggest fan
Yes, it’s a proud time when your son becomes a man

Dale K. Nichols
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