I remember looking upTo look up to himAnd I remember most the timeHe wasn't thereI'd be waiting at the doorWhen he got home at nightHe'd pass me by to go to pass out in his chairAnd I'd sayWalk a little straighter daddyYou're swaying si de to sideYou're footsteps make me dizzyAnd no matter how I tryI keep tripping and stumblingIf you'd look down here you'd s eeWalk a little straighter daddyYou're leading meHe stumbled in the gymOn graduation dayAnd I couldn't help but feelSo a shamedAnd I wasn't surprised a bitWhen he didn't stayHe stumbled out before they called my nameAnd I thoughtWalk a little straighter daddyYou're swaying side to sideIt's not just me who's watchingyou've caught everybody's eyeAnd you're tripping and stumblingand even though I've turned 18Walk a little straighter daddyYou're still leading meThe old mans still like h e always wasBut I love him anywayIf I've learned one thing from himIts my kids will never have to sayWalk a little straigh ter daddyYou're swaying side to sideYou're footsteps make me dizzyAnd no matter how I tryI keep tripping and stumblingif y ou'd look down here you'd seeWalk a little straighter daddyYou're leading meYeah walk a little straighter daddyYou're lead ing me