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A Name To Hold
Jaxson Blue
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They'll measure out a man's whole life by money, name and land
But I measure mine in little shoes and a small hand in my hand
I wasn't rich, I wasn't famous, never had a lot to give
But I gave my children all of me - and that's the way to live
I walked the floors at midnight, sang 'em low when they would cry
Worked the long days for their supper, watched 'em grow and say goodbye
I couldn't hand 'em fortunes, couldn't pave 'em easy roads
But I gave 'em arms to come back to, and a name they're proud to hold
You can keep your fancy titles
You can keep your stack of pay
The finest work these hands have done
Was raisin' mine each day
A man can chase a fortune till it crumbles into rust
But the only thing that follows him is the children that he loved
You can keep your fancy titles
You can keep your stack of pay
The finest work these hands have done
Was raisin' mine each day
Oh, I raised 'em up
Lord, the finest work I've done