Broke the boat and headed to the lake Didn't get there fast enough I wait long, I couldn't wait to be there 5am always came too late when I couldn't sleep the night before Hit that water and I prayed the day wouldn't end He always seemed to catch more than I did I wanted so bad to be like him So you could tell by the way it's far what it was I always wondered how he did that And it never really mattered how much we caught He'd say Had a good day, son, and we always did Going fishing when I was a kid I learned about patience and how to be a man Going fishing Now I've grown up and moved away And the fishing trips are harder to take Now and then we still get a chance to go 5am still comes too late when I can't sleep the night before Hit that water and I thank God for the day He still seems to catch more than I do Seems I turned out a lot like him We can tell by the way it fights what it is Grew some live and I learned some And it still never matters how much we catch He'd say Had a good day, son, and we always had Going fishing with my dad I learned about patience and how to be a man We can tell by the way it fights what it is Grew some live and I learned some And it still never matters how much we catch He'd say Had a good day, son, and we always had Going fishing with my dad I learned about patience and how to be a man Going fishing Going fishing