Honor Them All

they say that you can choose your friends
 but you can't choose your family
 and it's a lucky man who ends up in good company
 i've done my share of looking back
 regret's my middle name
 but the time goes by so fast
 you turn around, tomorrow's passed
 and the ones you love will never be the same
 so why don't you honor your father
 honor your mother
 honor yourself above all
 honor the gifts
 you bring one another
 each time you rise or you fall
 honor them all
 there's not a family on this earth
 doesn't sling a little mud
 hands get weary, hearts get hurt
 we bow to the flesh and blood
 oh, people can be cruel sometimes
 it leaves a lasting scar
 but when you put it to the test
 you usually find they've done their best
 and as bad as that may be
 it's turned you into who you are
 so why don't you honor your father
 honor your mother
 honor yourself above all
 honor the gifts
 you bring one another
 each time you rise or you fall
 honor them all
 i have three nephews, all my children
 and my memories
 if there's one thing i would ask
 it's that they keep alive the past
 so the future doesn't have to end with me
 i want them to honor their father
 honor their mother
 honor themselves above all
 honor the gifts
 they bring one another
 each time they rise or they fall
 honor them all
 honor them all