"When I'm Not Around" lyrics

I got a long way to go
Too many times I've been mistaken
Fallen behind every step I've taken
Back stuck at the starting line
Wonderin now if the fights worth fighting
I don't even know from what I'm hiding

When I don't have the strength
I can hear my daddy say to me again
I walked the walk
I talked the talk
I watched em all fall to their knees
Cause there ain't nowhere to run when you're facing destiny
Tear down the walls
Tear down the sky
Don't let em chain you to the ground
You'll be out here standing on your own
When I'm not around

I miss him every day
Cause he showed me which way the lines were drawn
He told me how to tell right from wrong
No he wasn't a perfect man
And he paid the price for his decisions
Lived and died by his convictions

When I don't have the strength
I can hear my daddy say to me again
I walked the walk
I talked the talk
I watched em all fall to their knees
Cause there ain't nowhere to run when you're facing destiny
Tear down the walls
Tear down the sky
Don't let em chain you to the ground
You'll be out here standing on your own
When I'm not around

When I don't have the strength
I can hear my daddy say to me again
I walked the walk
I talked the talk
I watched em all fall to their knees
Cause there ain't nowhere to run when you're facing destiny
Tear down the walls
Tear down the sky
Don't let em chain you to the ground
You'll be out here standing on your own
When I'm not around