Chris Young

The Man I Want To Be

Chris Young


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God, I'm down here on my knees
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Cause it's the last place left to fall
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Beggin' for another chance, if there's any chance at allae
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That you might still be listenin' lovin' and forgivin' guys like meiea
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I've spent my whole life gettin' it all wrong
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And I sure could use your help cause from now on

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I wanna be a good man a 'do like I should' man
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I wanna be the kind of man the mirror likes to see
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I wanna be a strong man and admit that I was wrong, man
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God I'm asking you to come change me
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To the man I wanna be

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There's anyway for her and me to make another start
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Could you see what you could do to put some love back in her heart
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Cuz' it going to take a miracle after all I've done to really make her see

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That I wanna be a stay man, I wanna be a great man
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I wanna be the kind of man that she sees in  her dreams
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God, I wanna be your man, and I wanna be her man
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God, I only hope she still believes in the man I wanna be

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Well, I know this late at night that talk is cheap
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Lord, don't give up on me

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I wanna be a givin' man, I wanna really start livin' man
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God, I'm asking you to come change me
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To the man I wanna be