pay it forward son

Verse 1

Momma stirred her coffee slow

Said son there's one thing you should know

Of everything beneath this sky

Be your own self till you die

Pre-Chorus

Pay it forward when you can

Lend a hand to any man

Pay it forward pass it on

Long after I am gone

Chorus

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

Don't trade your soul for someone else

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

That's the only hand you're dealt

Verse 2

Years rolled by like river mud

I chased some dreams I shouldn't of

Lost my way on borrowed roads

Carried weight I never chose

Pre-Chorus

Then I heard her gentle voice

Telling me I had a choice

Pay it forward pass it on

Long after she was gone

Chorus

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

Don't trade your soul for someone else

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

That's the only hand you're dealt

Bridge

Now my boy sits on my knee

Asking what he ought to be

I say listen close my son

The race ain't lost before it's run

Chorus

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

Don't trade your soul for someone else

Just be yourself son

Just be yourself

That's the only hand you're dealt

Outro

Mm-hmm

Pay it forward

Pass it on