Spirit of a Boy, or the Wisdom of a Man by: Randy Travis [email protected] 8/9/99. Format may distort some of the lines with the chords so you may need to readjust the chords over the correct word. Enjoy! He was sixteen tender and tough She was too and he'd do anything to prove his love With so much riding on the choice at hand the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man Hearts caught fire and love ran wild She cried the day she called to say she was having his child With so much riding on the choice at hand the spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what feels right But, you live with decisions that you make in your life And what steers your direction is hard to understand The spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas Hauling cars out to the coast It ain't the dream that he remembers just a few short years ago But, tonight at a truckstop, while drinking a cup The waitress grins and winks at him And says my shift's almost up With so much riding on the choice at hand the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man With so much riding on the choice at hand the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man ** I hope that I am not too far off with this one! Comments/questions are welcome. [email protected] 8/9/99