You Made Me What I Am

You came home tired each day at 5: 15
 I'd be waitin' in the drive
 With a Rawlings glove, a ball cap and a fungo bat
 I could count on you to hit some flies
 You'd say, "Son, just keep your eye on the ball
 Know when to duck and when to swing"
 I guess you knew those rules you taught me then
 I'd carry with me to this day
 You made me what I am
 You turned this little boy into a man
 I count myself among the lucky
 Knowing just how much you loved me
 You'll always be my closest friend
 You made me what I am
 All decked out in a tux for the senior prom
 You said, "Son I'm proud and gave me a grin"
 Slipped me a twenty and the keys to the family car
 A couldn't sleep a wink 'till I got in
 At 21 I stepped out on my own
 Can't count the times I slipped and fell
 But you always kept your faith in me
 Even when I had none in myself
 You made me what I am
 You turned this little boy into a man
 I count myself among the lucky
 Knowing just how much you loved me
 You'll always be my closest friend
 You made me what I am
 I better go, it's almost dark
 I've rambled long enough
 I just came by to see the stone
 And tell you, Dad, I miss you so much
 You made me what I am
 You turned this little boy into a man
 I count myself among the lucky
 Knowing just how much you loved me
 You'll always be my closest friend
 You made me what I am
 You made me what I am