Hero To Me

He was 22 in a hospital room

Just a boy without a clue

Holdin' the hand of his best friend

Doin' what he's supposed to do

I came in the world that day and his was forever changed

No time to blink, no time to slow down

I was comin' either way

For the first time, I saw his blue eyes

He was tall as the pines

He was strong as a river flows

Planted a garden for a family to grow

Stood steady in the wind

When one and one made three

Might've been a man to you, but he

Was a hero to me

I was 17, shakin' like a leaf

With his truck bent around a tree

Said, "Cars and boats, they come and go

I'm glad you're in one piece"

Son, you gotta slow down

And he showed me how

He was tall as the pines

He was strong as a river flows

Planted a garden for a family to grow

Stood steady in the wind

When one and one made three

Might've been a man to you, but he

Was a hero to me

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When I was 25, two pink lines

Just starin' back at me

Ain't it funny how a dream can change

Shake you to one knee?

I picked up the phone and I called home

And I hit him with the news

He just laughed and said, "Well, son

Here's all you gotta do"

"Be as tall as the pines

Be as strong as a river flows

Plant a little garden for your family to grow

Stand steady in the wind

When one and one make three

I might be your old man, but son

You're a hero to me

A hero to me"