It was a summer night in the bed of your truck singing some Wagon Wheel
You took a left, you took a took right, you put me behind the wheel
You said, Son I know it feels little different, but just trust in me
The thing that you were doing was teaching me how I ought to be
Cause daddy, I'm listening
To all the words you have to say
About Jesus, love and hate, and how to pave my way
And when I'm right next to you, standing by your side
I know that you ain't going nowhere so I can sleep at night
I wanna make you proud every day
So, when I walk to get that award, I can say
Daddy, I listened
To the ways you stood up tall
Fought for your life, your country, your rights
They don't go unnoticed at all
I wanna grow to be like you
To be the calm in all the storms
To never give up, never lose hope
To try my hardest to outperform
Daddy, I'm listening
To all the decisions you make
Prior proper planning, business calls, working hard on Sunday
When I'm right next to you, standing by your side
I know that you ain't going nowhere so I can sleep at night
I wanna make you proud every day
So, when I walk to get that award, I can say
Daddy, I listened
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Daddy, I'm listening
To all the words you have to say
About Jesus, love and hate, and how to pave my way
And daddy, I'm listening
To all the decisions you make
Prior proper planning, business calls, and working hard on Sunday
When I'm right next to you, standing by your side
I know that you ain't going nowhere so I can sleep at night
I wanna make you proud every day
So, when I walk to get my award, I'm gonna say
Daddy, I listened
Oh, daddy, I listened