Walk a Little Straighter

"Walk a Little Straighter"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Billy Currington
B-side	"Growin' Up Down There"
Released	April 21, 2003
Format	CD Single
Genre	Country
Length	3:43
Label	Mercury Nashville
Writer(s)	Carson Chamberlain Casey Beathard Billy Currington
Producer(s)	Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Walk a Little Straighter" (2003) "I Got a Feelin'" (2004)
Music video "Walk a Little Straighter" at CMT.com

"Walk a Little Straighter" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as the first single from the album Billy Currington. It reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, peaking at #8. The song was written by Currington, Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

Content

The song tells the story of a boy whose father is an alcoholic. It starts by telling about the boy waiting for his dad to come home for the night. When his dad does return, he is drunk and passes out in his chair. The song continues with the boy, now 18 years old, graduating from high school. He is watching his drunk again dad leave the gym before his name could be called to receive his diploma. The song ends with the boy resolving to never put his kids through the heartache caused by being a drunken father himself.

Chart performance

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	8
US Billboard Hot 100	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	45

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics