I remember looking up, to look up to him,
And I remember most of the time he wasn’t there.
I'd be waiting at the door, when he got home at night,
He’d pass me by to go pass out in his chair,
And I’d say...

Walk a little straighter Daddy you're swayin side to side.
Your foot steps make me dizzy, and no matter how I try,
I keep trippin' and stumblin, if you'd look down here you’d see
Walk a little straighter Daddy , your leading me.

He stumbled in the gym on graduation day.
And I couldn’t help but feel so ashamed.
And I wasn’t surprised a bit when he didn’t stay,
He stumbled out before they called my name,
And I thought...

Walk a little straighter daddy, you're swayin' side to side.
Its not just me whose watching, you’ve caught everybody's eye,
And your trippin and stumblin, and even though I’ve turned 18,
Walk a little straighter daddy, you're still leading me.

The old man’s still like he always was, but I, love him anyway.
If I’ve learned one thing from him its my kids will never have to say…

Walk a little straighter daddy, you're swayin side to side
Your foot steps make me dizzy, and no matter how I try,
I keep trippin and stumblin, if you’d look down here you’d see.
Walk a little straighter daddy, you're leading me.

Yeah walk a little straighter daddy, you're leading me.