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As Big As You

from The Bitter End by Jamie R Hawkins

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A song about the best man I know.... my Dad

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When I was a boy no more than two or three
Overcome with curiosity
I slipped into your room because I had to see
What it was like to be a man as big as my Dad
Opened your wardrobe and I found your clothes
Your suits and shirts all hanging neatly in a row
I put one on because I had to know
How it would feel to be a man as big as my Dad

But your sleeves came down past my fingers
And my little feet were swallowed by your shoes
Then it suddenly occured to me I'd never be as big a man as you
As big a man as you

I'm older now with children of my own
And so, apparently I'm fully grown
But you're still the best man that I've ever known
And how I wish I was a bit more like you Dad.
Cos where you shine I always trip and fall
You apply reason, I face demons using alcohol
And you always find the time to see me through it all
That's why I'll never be as big a man as you Dad

Because your sleeves come down past my fingers
And I'll never be enough to fill your shoes
Every day it reoccurs to me I'll never be as big a man as you

Oh, I do my level best to follow your examples
To accept myself and love my fellow man
And you make it look so easy and I'm hopeful that I'll get there
Just as long as I keep doing all I can

When you were talking to my son today
I heard you ask him what he'd be if he could have his way
It knocked my head off when I heard him say
"Someday I'm gonna be a man as big as my Dad"

So though your sleeves come down past my fingers
And I'll never be enough to fill your shoes
It's okay because in many ways
I've always been as big a man as you

And it's okay, because today
I found a way to be as Big a man as
You

As big a man as you
As big a man as you
As big a man as you

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from The Bitter End, released April 7, 2017

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Jamie R Hawkins England, UK

Jamie R Hawkins is an Award Winning Singer Songwriter whose songs have won him critical acclaim in the UK and around the world - he has been described as "a powerful mixture of storyteller, philosopher and poet", his lyrics as "poignant and witty" and his performances, "emotive and captivating”.

"(His) songwriting is strong and the delivery is often exceptional" - No More Division ... more

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