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INTRO 
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 Lately I've been noticing 
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I say the same things he used to say, 
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 And I even find myself acting the very same way. 
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I tap my fingers on the table to the rhythm in my soul, 
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And I jingle the car keys when I'm ready to go. 
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When I look in the mirror, he's right there in my eyes, 
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Starin' back at me and I realize: 
 
 
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The older I get, the more I can see, 
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me. 
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And he did the best that he could, 
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And I only hope when I have my own family 
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That every day I see a little more of my father in me. 
 
 
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There were times I thought he was bein' just a little bit hard on me. 
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But now I understand he was makin' me  
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Become the man he knew that I could be. 
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In everything he ever did, he always did with love, 
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And I'm proud today to say I'm his son. 
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When somebody says 'I hope I get to meet your dad', 
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I just smile and say 'You already have'. 
 
 
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The older I get, the more I can see, 
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me. 
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And he did the best that he could, 
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And I only hope when I have my own family 
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That every day I see a little more of my father in me. 
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He's in my eyes, my heart, my soul, 
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My hands, my pride, 
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And when I feel alone and I think I can't go on, 
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I hear him sayin' 'Son, you'll be alright, 
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Everything's gonna be alright'. 
 
 
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INSTRUMENTAL 
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The older I get, the more I can see, 
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How much he loved my mother and my brother and me. 
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And he did the best that he could, 
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And I only hope when I have my own family 
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That every day I see, oh I hope I see, 
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I hope every day I see a little more of my father in me. 
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A little more of my father in me. 
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I hope everyday I see in me, 
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In me, 
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In me, 
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I hope everyday I see, 
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A little more of my father in me.