Gb C# When I was fifteen, I left home young Gb B Tore up the tracks and then some Gb C# Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye Gb B I never took to him, he never took the time Gb C# Bullet proof, more than tough Gb B Smarter than he ever was CHORUS Gb C# Well I burned those wheels down the highway Gb B And I learned what I learned the hard way Gb C# Do the best you can do, love many, trust few Gb B Work hard for the money in your hands Gb C# That's the measure of a man Gb B Yeah the measure of a man Gb C# Anger burns, love cools it down Gb B Pretty young woman turned my head around Gb C# The world through her eyes looked so different Gb B She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness Gb C# Fool proof, it ain't easy Gb B I need her, she needs me CHORUS She stole my heart on this highway She taught me to love through the hard days Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock She's as solid as the ring on my hand That's the measure of a man Yeah the measure of a man Last night she handed me a son of my own It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone CHORUS Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway And I learned what I learned the hard way Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to And I'll swallow my pride if you can That's the measure of a man Oh yeah, the measure of a man (Thanks to Wes for tabs)
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