THE MAN I USED TO BE

Intro

Verse 1 Saw an old photo on a shelf, Didn't recognize myself. Clean blue eyes, no broken grin... Don't know where he's ever been. Folks still call me by that name, Like we're somehow still the same. Truth is... That boy checked out Long before the whiskey came.

Pre-Chorus Every mile... Took a piece.

Chorus I'm still runnin' From the man I used to be. He keeps showin' up In every memory. He still believes The world's worth savin'. I buried him... But he keeps waitin'. The man... I used to be.

Verse 2 Mama swears she'd know my face. I ain't sure she'd say the same. Every scar changed another line... Till this soul quit lookin' mine. Time don't steal. It just trades. Leaves a stranger in your place. Funny thing... He still visits Every now and then.

Pre-Chorus He ain't dead... Just gone.

Chorus I'm still runnin' From the man I used to be. He keeps knockin' Where I used to sleep. He still forgives... I never could. Wish I was... Half that good.

Bridge If I ever meet him... I hope... He don't recognize me. I'm still runnin' From the man I used to be. Not because He'd come for me... Because he'd ask What I became. And I don't think... I'd have a thing to say. The man... I used to be.

Outro He's still somewhere... I'm not.

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