Man I’m Supposed to Be

Yeah

Thought it was forever, but forever changed

Now I see it clear

I had a ring in my mind, had a house in the plans

Thought you’d be the one beside me, hand in my hand

You had a smile so bright, made the whole room glow

At the time, you were the prettiest girl that I know

But behind that picture-perfect, something didn’t feel right

You would twist every word, turn the day into night

Made me feel like the villain every time that we fought

While you hid another truth that I never once thought

I gave you all of my trust, all my heart, all my time

You were crossing them lines while I was making you mine

When it all came out, man, it broke me apart

Had me questioning myself, had a hole in my heart

I was down, I was lost, I was stuck in the pain

Now I look in the mirror and I’m standing again

You took love, took peace, tried to make me believe

I was less than a man, but I finally see

I’m the man I’m supposed to be

No more chains, no more lies on me

You were a lesson, not my destiny

I’m the man, I’m the man I’m supposed to be

I won’t lie, after us I was feeling destroyed

Every song, every place, every memory annoyed

I was carrying your damage like it came with my name

Trying hard to find answers while you shifted the blame

But the pain made me grow, put some fire in my chest

Had to learn I don’t need somebody else to be blessed

Started building my peace, started choosing my way

Now the version of me gets stronger every day

I can remember that smile without losing my soul

’Cause beauty ain’t enough when the love ain’t whole

I don’t hate you, I just know what I won’t take again

You were part of my story, not the place that it ends

I was down, I was lost, I was stuck in the pain

Now I look in the mirror and I’m standing again

You took love, took peace, tried to make me believe

I was less than a man, but I finally see

I’m the man I’m supposed to be

No more chains, no more lies on me

You were a lesson, not my destiny

I’m the man, I’m the man I’m supposed to be

Yeah, I thought you were forever

But I found myself instead

And that’s worth more than anything we had