Tryin to be a better man

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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