Walk a Little Straighter

"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain.

"Walk a Little Straighter"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Billy Currington
B-side	"Growin' Up Down There"
Released	April 21, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:43
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(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

Content

"Walk a Little Straighter" 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 same 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)[1]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	45

References

1. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
2. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
3. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics