He Walked on Water (Mama Said So)

Verse 1

Daddy wore a worn-out hat, brim bent from the sun

Hands like leather, quiet man, never bragged on what he’d done

He’d come home late from workin’, boots covered up in clay

But to a little boy watchin’, he was ten feet tall that day

Chorus

Mama said he walked on water, like them stories in the Bible

Said he held this family up when the road got rough and wild

I believed every word, the way children always do

If Mama said he walked on water, then I knew it must be true

Verse 2

I remember one cold winter, when the money all ran dry

He never let us see the worry, though I saw it in his eyes

He’d smile across the table, say everything’s alright

And somehow we kept livin’, though nothin’ worked out right

Chorus

Mama said he walked on water, like them stories in the Bible

Said he held this family up when the road got rough and wild

I believed every word, the way children always do

If Mama said he walked on water, then I knew it must be true

Bridge

Now I’m older, I see clearer, just a man who gave his all

But the older that I get, the taller he still stands

Chorus

Mama said he walked on water, like them stories in the Bible

Said he held this family up when the road got rough and wild

I still believe those words, though I’ve seen a thing or two

If Mama said he walked on water, then I know it still rings true

Outro

Yeah, I know it still rings true