Once there was a brave man Who looked a lot like me Who fought against injustice And struggled to be free And it sometimes makes me shudder To think of him Looking down at me At the way that I squander my pride And the things he left to me
But I have his eyes I have his smile I had a head start But it's too late They've caught me now
And I wish that I could be Half as brave as you The things you felt then I know, I feel them too
Once there was a brave man Wh knew just what to do I'll never know another But my son, my son... he'll know one too
And he'll have his eyes He'll have his smile He'll have a head start And they'll never catch him He's gonna run for miles and miles and miles
And I hope that he Can be half as brave as you The things you felt then, I know, he'll feel them too
He's gonna feel them too The things you felt then I'm feeling He's gonna feel them too