Sometimes
it's hard to remember
When your youthful
passion ran free and wild
And though now to
God it's easier to surrender
You'll recall your
struggles as a child
And oh,
now you're my father or my mother
Holding on to your kids
afraid to let go
But give them the freedom to discover
How to follow
Jesus on the road
Train up a child in the way he should live
And give him the tools that
he needs to grow
Though the world may of ten entice
him and try to snatch his soul
If you do your job he'll remember
when he's grown
Our children are not our possessions
They are known to us just for a while
And if you see them stray
in the wrong direction
You got to pray that the
right way they will
find
Oh, train up a child
in the way he should live
Give him the tools that
he needs to grow
Though the world may often entice him
And try to snatch his soul
If you do your job he'll remem
ber when he's wrong
As he looks back through the years
Will he reflect upon the days
When your strong love and sincerity
We're the finest in today
What a sweet thing
Just to hear, to hear your baby say
I will bring up my child
In the way he should live
Giving him the tools that
he needs to grow
Though the world may of ten entice him
And try to snatch his soul
I'm gonna do my job
So he'll remember when
he's old
Though the world may often entice him
And try to snatch his soul
If do your job
He'll remember when
he's grown
Oh, up a child that he might not refuse
Him
Train up a child that he
might learn to choose
Him
Train up a child so he'll come to
Jesus in the end
Train up a child
That he might choose the
Savior as his friend
Train up a child
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Train up a child
Teach him to love the
Lord, teach him to love
His
Word.