He Made a Man Out of You

[good4somethingbum]

He Made a Man Out of YouWell, you followed me to Texas, from that road in ArkansasAnd tonight we’ve stopped to rest where, hounds n nightbirds bark n cawI’ve walked two-lanes and railroad tracks, like a high plains tumbleweedBut when I think where you’ve traveled, it can only humble meChorus You’re a lonely hitchhiker, haunting crossroads and highway bendsYou come alive in the light, rest in rainstorms then ride the windAnd thinking of all you’ve shown me, slowly changed my point of viewI owe you my life and thank God, He made a man out of youO are you sad come September, when green leaves go brown on youCos all things may be your brothers, but most still look down on youAnd though you’re no friend of diamonds, do you feel you’re still blessedCos so many poor men like me, will return to you for restChorus As I take a knee in the cold, cold dirtI come to feel what I’m really worthI kneel on you before heaven’s crownAnd though you’re just dust of the groundChorus…©2008 Robert George