Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

x2

When I was fifteen, I left home young

Tore up the tracks and then some

Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye

I never took to him, he never took the time

Bullet proof, more than tough

Smarter than he ever was

Chorus

Well I burned those wheels down the highway

 And I learned what I learned the hard way

 Do the best you can do, love many, trust few

 Work hard for the money in your hands

 That's the measure of a man

Yeah the measure of a man

Anger burns, love cools it down

Pretty young woman turned my head around

The world through her eyes looked so different

 She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness

Fool proof, it ain't easy

I need her, she needs me

Chorus

 She stole my heart on this highway

 She taught me to love through the hard days

 Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock

 She's as solid as the ring on my hand

 That's the measure of a man

Yeah the measure of a man

Bridge

Last night she handed me a son of my own

 It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone

Chorus

 Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway

 And I learned what I learned the hard way

 Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to

 And I'll swallow my pride if you can

 That's the measure of a man

Oh yeah, the measure of a man

End on G.

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