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Title: “Tryin’ to Be a Better Man”
Verse 1
I’ve left some marks I can’t erase
Done some runnin’ I can’t outrace
Burned a few bridges down to ash
With a heart that moved too fast
There’s a lot of nights I can’t forget
And a few I wish I could regret
But the truth is, they still stand
Like shadows where I’ve been
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Chorus
I ain’t sayin’ I’m a righteous man
But I’m doin’ all I can
Prayin’ Lord, just take my hand
‘Cause I’m tryin’ to be a better man
One step forward, two steps back
Still walkin’ down that narrow path
I’m right here, where I stand
Just tryin’ to be a better man
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Verse 2
She looks at me like I ain’t lost
Like I’m still worth that cross
Says “God don’t waste a soul like yours”
When I ain’t sure what for
With her faith and a little grace
I’m findin’ hope I couldn’t face
And every time I bow my head
I mean it more than then
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Chorus
I ain’t sayin’ I’m a righteous man
But I’m doin’ all I can
Prayin’ Lord, just take my hand
‘Cause I’m tryin’ to be a better man
One step forward, two steps back
Still walkin’ down that narrow path
I’m right here, where I stand
Just tryin’ to be a better man
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Bridge (simple, old-school truth)
I might stumble, I might fall
But I ain’t turnin’ back at all
There’s a cross out there with my name
And I’m headin’ that way
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Final Chorus (lift but still classic)
I ain’t sayin’ I’m a changed man yet
But I ain’t who I was back then
Every day I rise and stand
Tryin’ to be a better man
With His grace and her by my side
I got nothin’ left to hide
Yeah I’m fightin’ who I’ve been
Tryin’ to be a better man
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Outro
Yeah I’ve got a past I can’t outrun…
But I thank God I ain’t that one
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