For Just Once In My Life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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