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He's a young man
In his golden years
His hair of black now quickly fades to gray
The limp, as he walks, is his only souvenir
From those purple-hearted war time days

But you don't hear him complain
No matter how the fall
'I don't have a lot', he'd smile and say
'But, Lord, I have it all'

He's a hero
In my mother's eyes
He taught her how to raise me right
And never compromise
He always says he has the finer things in life
Somewhere to live, someone to love
And the Good Book to live by

Some say his heart is big
Although his fortune's small
'I don't have a lot', he'd smile and say
'But, Lord, I have it all'

A Rembrandt in his own right
A master at his craft
Creating something beautiful
A memory that will last
And always last

He's the constant
In our family
Beginning this long line of love
We've cared
And even when he's gone, he'll watch over me
When I close my eyes at night I feel him there

Wear my name well, my child
Be true and stand tall
'You don't have a lot', he'd always say
'But, Lord, you have it all'

'You don't have a lot', he'd always say
'But thank the Lord you have it all'

Hero in my mother's eyes