a simple man of simple means
my dad had simple dreams
he wasn't caught up in the thought of keeping pace
each night he walked through the door
we tackled him to the floor
until he begged for no more with a smile on his face 

at the end of the day
we'd bow our heads and pray
and count up all the ways that we'd been blessed
and when the times got tough
we put our faith in love
and thanked the lord above
at the end of the day 

he worked hard to provide
earned hardly more than pride
never talked much about the money he made
but his love for family
he handed down to me
was the greatest gift my daddy ever gave 

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so now when my life leads me down a dead end street
all the while i try to smile for my own kids
i know i'll find a way to make the dead ends meet
just like my daddy did 

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by kevin briody
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