I remember
looking up
To look up to him
And I remember
most the time
He wasn't there
I'd be waiting
at the door
When he got
home at night
He'd pass me by
to go to pass
out in his chair
And I'd say
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're swaying
side to side
You're footsteps
make me dizzy
And no matter
how I try
I keep trippin
and stumblin
If you'd look down
here you'd see
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're leading me
He stumbled
in the gym
On graduation day
And I couldn't
help but feel
So ashamed
And I wasn't
surprised a bit
When he didn't stay
He stumbled out
before they
called my name
And I'd say
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're swaying
side to side
It's not just me
who's watching
you've caught
everybody's eye
And you're trippin
and stumblin
and even though
I've turned eighteen
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're still
leading me
The old man's still
like he always was
But I love
him anyway
If I've learned one
thing from him
Its my kids will
never have to say
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're swaying
side to side
You're footsteps
make me dizzy
And no matter
how I try
I keep trippin
and stumblin
if you'd look down
here you'd see
Walk a little
straighter daddy
You're leading me
Yeah walk a little
straighter daddy
You're leading me