You Made Me What I Am

You came home tired each day at 5:15

I'd be waitin' in the drive

With a Rawlings glove, a ball cap and a fungo bat

I could count on you to hit some flies

You'd say, "Son, just keep your eye on the ball

Know when to duck and when to swing"

I guess you knew those rules you taught me then

I'd carry with me to this day

You made me what I am

You turned this little boy into a man

I count myself among the lucky

Knowing just how much you loved me

You'll always be my closest friend

You made me what I am

All decked out in a tux for the senior prom

You said, "Son I'm proud and gave me a grin"

Slipped me a twenty and the keys to the family car

A couldn't sleep a wink till I got in

At 21 I stepped out on my own

Can't count the times I slipped and fell

But you always kept your faith in me

Even when I had none in myself

You made me what I am

You turned this little boy into a man

I count myself among the lucky

Knowing just how much you loved me

You'll always be my closest friend

You made me what I am

I better go, it's almost dark

I've rambled long enough

I just came by to see the stone

And tell you, Dad, I miss you so much

You made me what I am

You turned this little boy into a man

I count myself among the lucky

Knowing just how much you loved me

You'll always be my closest friend

You made me what I am

You made me what I am