For Just Once In My Life

[Sad Verse]
I know I promised you heaven 
But I put you through so much hell
You kept trying to draw water 
From the bottom of a dry well 

[Sad Verse]
I loved the whiskey and the beer 
More than I loved having you here
Didn’t care if our marriage ends
That alcohol was my best friend 

[Sad Verse]
I’d sleep all day and drink all night 
All that we did was fuss and fight 
Then one day I finally saw
That I was ‘bout to lose it all 

[Hopeful Chorus]
For just once in my life 
I wanna do somethin’ right 
And be the man that I know I can be 
For the first time in my life 
I’m gonna stand up and fight 
And show you how good life with me can be
For just once in my life 
I wanna do something right 
And be the man that I know I can be…
For just once in my life 

[Guitar Solo]

[Sad Verse] 
That day when it finally hit me
Seeing what I didn’t want to see
Your bags were packed, you were gonna leave 
I said please don’t go as I hit my knees 

[Hopeful Chorus]
For just once in my life 
I wanna do somethin’ right 
And be the man that I know I can be 
For the first time in my life 
I’m gonna stand up and fight 
And show you how good life with me can be
For just once in my life 
I wanna do something right 
And be the man that I know I can be…
For just once in my life 

[Bridge]
I wouldn’t blame you if you hated me 
For all of the bad things I did to you
But all the while you just kept loving me 
And did everything that you could do 
You refused to just give up on me 
It was you that came to my rescue 

[Hopeful Chorus]
For just once in my life 
I wanna do somethin’ right 
And be the man that I know I can be 
For the first time in my life 
I’m gonna stand up and fight 
And show you how good life with me can be
For just once in my life 
I wanna do something right 
And be the man that I know I can be…
For just once in my life 

[Bridge]
I finally put down the whiskey and beer
And I’m never gonna pick it back up 
For once in my life these eyes will be clear 
And I can start to pick life’s pieces up
I hope that you will still want to be here 
To help me stay strong and keep it up

[Hopeful Chorus]
For just once in my life 
I wanna do somethin’ right 
And be the man that I know I can be 
For the first time in my life 
I’m gonna stand up and fight 
And show you how good life with me can be
For just once in my life 
I wanna do something right 
And be the man that I know I can be…
For just once in my life 

[Final Chorus]
For just once in my life 
I wanna do somethin’ right 
And be the man that I know I can be 
For the first time in my life 
I’m gonna stand up and fight 
And show you how good life with me can be
For just once in my life 
I wanna do something right 
And be the man that I know I can be…
For just once in my life 

Regretful male country vocal, slower 80s style country ballad, lots of steel guitar, sad verses with hopeful chorus