

Prompt / Lyrics
[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
Tags
Regretful male country vocal, slower 80s style country ballad, lots of steel guitar, sad verses with hopeful chorus
5:05
No
12/10/2025