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Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was Lyrics by The Chi-Lites

Give It Away

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[Verse 1]
He's worth more than every star in the sky
With that look of forgiveness that's always in his eyes
He works so hard, but gentle as a lamb
He gave up so much to make me just what I am
[Chorus]
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
[Verse 2]
When I was young, sometimes foolishly I played
But he reached out and, oh showed me the way
Now he's only human and bound to make mistakes
But it was all right by the moment I would awake
[Chorus]
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
[Bridge]
Sometimes I hope
I don't live to see the day
When he reaches down
And take them both away
And look at my children
Sometimes foolishly they play
Let me live long enough
Let me show them the way
[Verse 3]
My clothes were sometimes untidy
And that bed was never made
But mom and dad would scold me good
Never doubted I've made the grade
But now that I'm a man
I ask the Lord up above
Please let me raise my children right
And be the man my daddy was
[Chorus]
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
Oh let me be the man my daddy was
[Outro]
(Oh let me be the man my daddy was) He was a good man
(Oh let me be the man my daddy was) He was a poor man
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The Chi-Lites

The Chi-Lites

About “Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was” by The Chi-Lites

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"Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was" appears on "Give It Away".

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