Jack Ingram - That's a Man lyrics

Saw a story on the local news last night About one more struggling single mother She was talking about how hard it is getting by With no help, no money, no nothing from the baby's father Made me think about this guy I know with a wife and a child Who's working two jobs just to get by Yeah, he says he'd do anything he could in this world Just to give his young family a better life; yeah, a better life Oh, that's a man That's a 19-year-old, modern-day hero man Those two young Marines over there fighting for their country Man, they're gonna be friends forever They've both come back eventually But as bonds and destiny would have it They don't come back together Yeah, the one who lived to tell about Why he can't even talk about it Keeps fighting that fight up there in his head Ain't a day goes by he don't wonder why Why it wasn't me instead It could've been me instead Oh, that's a man That's a you don't know how hard he tried to save his buddy's life man I don't know about you Sometimes, I just need a little reminder And reach down and find some understanding Find some kind of kindness Read about a man who said his family Had been farming the same land in Ohio for 100 years Felt like he'd paid for it ten times over With his own blood, his own sweat, and his own tears If he had to, he'd be out there on that tractor working Seven long, hot days a week Yeah, he's the kind of feller that people get real quiet When he stands up in church to speak They know when he speaks Oh, that's a man That's a stand tall, walk straight Put God's share in the collection plate man Oh, that's a man