I knew a man 300 pounds
An easy 6 foot 6
And he could crush a normal man
With one blow of his first
But I watched him set a sparrow's wing
Make his wife a Valentine
I thought "Mister you're too big for that"
But since then I've changed my mind

Oh, it's not how tall you are
It's how deep
A man is measured by the roots
That grow beneath his feet
So when you say your prayers tonight
Before you go to sleep
Don't ask the Lord to grow you tall
Ask Him to grow you deep

I might not be 6 feet 6
Standing on a chair
But I can not begin to tell you
How much I don't care
Cause I've read Dr. Suess and Mother Goose
And even dressed a Barbie doll
My little girl looks up to me
And that's close enough to tall

Oh, it's not how tall you are
It's how deep
A man is measured by the roots
That grow beneath his feet
So when you say your prayers tonight
Before you go to sleep
Don't ask the Lord to grow you tall
Ask Him to grow you deep

When you say your prayers tonight
Before you go to sleep
Don't ask the Lord to grow you tall
Ask Him to grow you deep

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