THE GOOD MAN DIED FIRST

Intro The good man died first He was easier to kill He kept turning the other cheek Till the world had had its fill

Verse 1 I used to leave the porch light on Used to answer every call Gave my back to men who swore They would catch me if I fell Loved a woman past the warning Forgave what should have burned Every kindness cost me blood Every lesson had to hurt

Pre-Chorus No graveyard ever took him No preacher knew his name He died one piece at a time Every time I took the blame

Chorus The good man died first Took the mercy when he went Left me every broken promise And none of his regret The good man died first Now the bastard pays the rent I don’t miss the man I used to be— I miss what he believed in

Verse 2 Now I lock the door before dark Count the hands before I shake Every smile gets measured twice Every promise gets weighed They call me cold, they call me cruel Like I woke up born this way Nobody asks what had to die For the rest of me to stay

Bridge Sometimes I still hear his voice When somebody needs a hand Then I remember where kindness left him— Face down in the sand He gave the world his better half The world gave me what remained The good man died first Took forgiveness to the grave Left me all his empty faith And the life it couldn’t save The good man died first But he didn’t die for free Every scar became a warning Every warning kept me breathing The good man died first That’s the truth beneath the dirt: I wasn’t born a heartless man— I just survived him when it hurt

Outro He trusted everybody. I learned.

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