Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man

"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album You and You Alone
ReleasedOctober 5, 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:50
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)Trey Bruce
Glen Burtnik
Producer(s)Randy Travis, Byron Gallimore, James Stroud
Randy Travis singles chronology
"The Hole"
(1998)
"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man"
(1998)
"Stranger in My Mirror"
(1999)

"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Glen Burtnik. First recorded by Mark Collie on his 1995 album Tennessee Plates, it was later recorded by Randy Travis. Released in October 1998 as the third single from his 1998 CD, You and You Alone, it peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, behind "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina.