You've Got to Stand for Something
by Aaron Tippin
Now daddy didn't like trouble,
but if it came along,
everyone that knew him
knew which side that he would be on.
He never was a hero,
or this county's shining light,
But you could always find him standing up
for what he thought was right.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man,
not a puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right,
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
We might have been better off
or owned a bigger house,
if daddy had done more givin' in
or a little more backing down.
But we always had plenty
just living his advice.
What ever you do today
you'll have to sleep with tonight.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man,
not a puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right,
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
I know that things are different
than they were in daddy's day,
but I still believe what makes a man
really hasn't changed.
He'd say you've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
You've got to be your own man,
not a puppet on a string.
Never compromise what's right,
and uphold your family name.
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything.
Now daddy didn't like trouble,
but if it came along,
everyone that knew him
knew which side that he would be on.
He never was a hero,
or this county's shining light,
But you could always find him standing up
for what he thought was right.
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