Better Man Lyrics

Standing straight, tall and lean

Beaming pride, holding me

Slightest smile, bicep taut

In a place that time forgot

Warm glow, warm embrace

In memories and DNA

Blonde hair, catching light

Sunset fading into night

Traded cigarettes for chew

Traded booze for mountain dew

Habits kicked, improved relations

Sudden, stunning transformation

But it was more than that

It was a plan

To try and be a better man

Maybe not as rugged

Maybe not as weathered

Maybe not as strong

Barely holding it together

Maybe not the same

But maybe I am

Gonna try to be a better man

Gonna try to be a better man

Gonna try to be a better man

A better man

A better man

You've been gone for thirty years

I barely knew you for ten

But when I look at this photo

I think of what might have been

Strange things I remember

Like the smell of your truck

The best of intentions

And the worst of luck

Damned if you do

And damned if you don't

Rewarded with what?

A punch in the throat

Life has a weird way

Of mucking up a plan

To try and be a better man

Maybe not as rugged

Maybe not as weathered

Maybe not as strong

Barely holding it together

Maybe not the same

But maybe I am

Gonna try to be a better man

It might not go

Exactly as planned

But I'm still

Gonna try to be a better man

Maybe not as rugged

Maybe not as weathered

Maybe not as strong

Barely holding it together

Maybe not the same

But maybe I am

Gonna try to be a better man

It might not go

Exactly as planned

But I'm still

Gonna try to be a better man

Maybe not as rugged

Maybe not as weathered

Maybe not as strong

Barely holding it together

Barely holding it together

Barely holding it together

Barely holding it together

Barely holding it together

But I'm still

Gonna try to be a better man

Gonna try to be a better man

A Better Man

A Better Man