He throws a baseball all by himself Against a brick wall, 'cause nobody else Can pitch it like his daddy did He does his homework and turns out the light Checks on his mama when she cries at night She tells him he's a good kid His daddy's features are there on his face And not a day goes by that he can't hear him say "I gave you my name, you'll carry it on Someday you'll be grown, someday I'll be gone And the love that you give today and for the rest of your life Is what you leave behind" ♪ He still remembers that day in the rain When all their friends and family came To pay their last respects to him He doesn't know anything about war His mama tells him what the medal is for She says, "He'd want you to have it" He holds it there in the palm of his hand And remembers those words that'll make him a man He said, "I gave you my name, you'll carry it on Someday you'll be grown, someday I'll be gone And the love that you give today and for the rest of your life Is what you leave behind you for those who Need to keep movin' on Remember, I'm with you You're never alone, no" ♪ And he can still hear him say "I gave you my name, you'll carry it on Someday you'll be grown, someday I'll be gone And the love that you give today and for the rest of your life Is what you leave behind, oh" It's what you leave behind