Daddy you've always been real strong
And like Rooster Cogburn rarely wrong
But now I’ve got something to say to you
I know you think your life is through
'Cause a doctor said it's ending soon
But you’ve still gotta lotta livin' to do
The sun comes up every morning only to go down
And though it seems we're standing still we're spinnin' round and round
And for each life that leaves this world another will arrive
And no one lives forever—even John Wayne died
You've always been a quiet man
And sometimes hard to understand
But you have led the way through countless trials
Well this is just another one
And I'm so proud to be your son
Step by step we'll share every mile
The sun comes up every morning only to go down
And though it seems we're standing still we're spinnin' round and round
And for each life that leaves this world another will arrive
And no one lives forever—even John Wayne died
The final credits have not rolled
There's more scenes to play
Best performance in a starring role
Dad you've done it every day
The sun comes up every morning only to go down
And though it seems we're standing still we're spinnin' round and round
And for each life that leaves this world another will arrive
And no one lives forever—even John Wayne died
That ol' Rooster can't live forever—even John Wayne died
