Story Behind The Song

I've raised two boys and one girl, and this is something I've tried to teach them all for years. I take my parenting "job" seriously, and want to bring up my kids to be loving, productive members of society. I think the world needs more "strong men". I believe my boys "get it", and and I hope my daughter finds one for herself!

Song Description

This song is a conversation between a Dad and his son about what really makes a "strong man" -- how it's not his physical strength but who he is inside that really counts.

Lyrics

STRONG MAN - written by Bonnie Warren (c: 2011); 610-420-9388; bonsongs@aol.com


Each morning at the bathroom mirror, he flexed his muscles, took my razor,
Shaved his peach fuzz face
Told me he wished he was Superman, could stop a train with his bare hands, Save a girl, 'n fly away, I hugged him and said

Chorus:
You can be a strong man, ya don't have to be superman
Or a movie star, just be who you are
Do your homework everyday, each night give thanks and pray
Stand for what is right, when you're wrong, apologize
Always do the best you can, that's how to be a strong man

It ain't about lifting 1000 pounds, or runnin' at the speed o' sound
Or how hard you pack a punch
It's who we are inside makes us strong not our six pack abs, ya got it wrong
Not the times we fall but the times we climb back up

Chorus:
You can be a strong man, ya don't have to be superman
Or a movie star, just be who you are
Do your homework everyday, each night give thanks and pray
Stand for what is right, when you're wrong, apologize
Mean it when you're shaking someone's hand, that's how to be a strong man

Bridge:
I've seen a big man cry, old dog die
Heard another huma lullaby, rockin his new born child
These are the kind of men, (who) do anything to help ya when your back's up against the wall
Cuz it's a big heart..... that makes you strong

You can be a strong man,Or a movie starYou can make your mark, just be who you are
Do your homework everyday, each night give thanks and pray
Stand for what is right, when you're wrong, apologize
Always do the best you can, that's how to be a strong man

Be there for your family all you can, that's how to be a strong man
That's how to be a strong man, what it takes to be a strong man