Just a Man

Intro

Verse 1 I’ve missed birthdays missed the cake missed the candle smoke drifting off the plate I’ve kept this house standing up with two tired hands and not enough luck Don’t count me out I’m still here just a working man with a few lost years I ain’t made of iron and stone I just got good at carrying it alone

Pre-Chorus Some nights I hold Some nights I fold Some nights I don’t Know what I know

Chorus I’m just a man with a cracked-up voice Tryna do right with a crooked choice I don’t need a stage I don’t need a crown I just need a little grace when I’m runnin’ down I’m just a man and that’s the truth Still showing up like I said I would If you hear me sing through the hurt and the noise That’s my whole song, babe I’m just a man

Verse 2 My little boy still thinks I’m steel like I never trip like I never feel I let him believe it while I can ’til the world gets heavy on his small hands If he asks me how I kept it together I’ll tell him, “Son it was never forever” I’ll smile like my old man did with a cigarette glow and a half-told grin

Pre-Chorus Funny how we pass it down The grin The grit The quiet sound

Chorus I’m just a man with a cracked-up voice Tryna do right with a crooked choice I don’t need a stage I don’t need a crown I just need a little grace when I’m runnin’ down I’m just a man and that’s the truth Still showing up like I said I would If you hear me sing through the hurt and the noise That’s my whole song, babe I’m just a man

Bridge If I ever looked like nothing could bend me you only saw the part I let you see There’s a thousand nights I barely made it one breath at a time just to stay in it I’m just a man but I’m still here Still learning how to face my fear Still chasing home still chasing peace Still praying for the strength to set it down at my feet I don’t need saving I don’t need a plan Just let my son know I did all I can If there’s one thing that outlives my name Let it be love Let it be love I’m just a man

Outro

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