Walk A Little Straighter

I remember lookin' up to look up to him And I remember most of the time he wasn't there I'd be waitin' at the door when he got home at night He'd pa*s me by to go pa*s out in his chair And I'd say, walk a little straighter, daddy You're swayin' side to side Your 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 thought, walk a little straighter, daddy You're swayin' side to side It's not just me who's watchin' you've caught everybody's eye And you're trippin' and stumblin' and even though I've turned 18 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 it's my kids will never have to say Walk a little straighter, daddy, you're swayin' side to side Your 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