The man I meant to be

(Verse 1 – Regretful youth)

I grew up fightin’ shadows I didn’t make,

Learned how to lie just to hide my pain.

Told myself that was all I could be,

So I didn’t need love or sympathy.

Skipped a few prayers, slammed a few doors,

Cursed at a world that wanted more.

I’d laugh and say, “Well, look at me,”

“This is the man I’m meant to be.” (sarcastic tone)

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(Verse 2 – Reckless teenage years)

Got older but not much wiser fast,

Burned every bridge that I built too fast.

A chip on my shoulder, beer in my hand,

Actin’ like a fool tryin’ to be a man.

Chased all the wrong kind of dreams,

Broke hearts, broke trust, broke everything.

Thought I was free, but I couldn’t see—

That was the man I’m meant to be.

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(Chorus – The turning point)

It took some time, it took some falls,

Took losin’ faith to find it all.

Through the hurt, through the fight,

Through the truth that set me free.

Every scar, every tear,

Was leadin’ me right here—

To finally see what life can be,

To find the man I’m meant to be.

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(Verse 3 – The realization)

Now there’s a woman who still believes,

In the better side God put in me.

Kids runnin’ wild through the backyard dirt,

And every laugh just heals the hurt.

Ain’t the same man I used to know,

But it took that boy to help me grow.

And now when I say it, I smile in peace—

“This is the man I’m meant to be.”

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(Bridge – emotional reflection)

Every wrong turn carved this road,

Every heartbreak made me whole.

And all those nights I couldn’t sleep,

Were lessons the Lord was teachin’ me.

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(Final Chorus – Redemption)

It took some time, it took some falls,

Took losin’ faith to find it all.

Through the hurt, through the fight,

Through the grace that carried me.

If you could see the road behind,

You’d know it took eternity—

But I’m proud of the scars on me,

‘Cause they built the man I’m meant to be