The Man You See In Me

[Intro]
I had the truth sittin’ on my tongue
Like a confession waitin’ to be sung
But love can steal a breath away
Before a broken man can say what he needs to say

[Verse 1]
Girl I was gonna tell you straight
Before your heart got tangled in my fate
I’m a long road full of cracks and bends
A pile of wrongs I can't defend
I was gonna say you’d be better off
Find some saint instead of this lost cause
But then you smiled and my whole world froze
And the truth died somewhere in my throat

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah my heart climbed up and choked the words
Like it knew what losing you would hurt

[Chorus]
So I guess I’ll just keep tryin’ to be
The man you somehow see in me
I look in the mirror and I don’t see him
But you swear he’s standin’ there beneath my skin
Every day I wait for the moment you see
What a damn mistake you made with me
But then you smile and it sets me free
So I guess I’ll keep tryin’ to be
The man you see in me

[Verse 2]
Every mornin’ when the sun cuts through
I’m surprised you’re still layin’ there too
Like maybe today the spell will break
And you'll see every fault I can’t escape
I watch your eyes when you look my way
Half scared that the love might fade
But every time that fear creeps in
You grin and the hope wins again

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah my heart climbs up in my head instead
And it pushes all that doubt right out

[Chorus]
So I guess I’ll just keep tryin’ to be
The man you somehow see in me
I look in the mirror and I don’t see him
But you swear he’s standin’ there beneath my skin
Every day I wait for the moment you see
What a damn mistake you made with me
But then you smile and it sets me free
So I guess I’ll keep tryin’ to be
The man you see in me

[Bridge]
And lately I’ve been spendin’ time on my knees
Talkin’ to God ‘bout the man I should be
Beggin’ Him to fix what’s broke in me
And make me worthy of the love I see
I tell Him, Lord if You hear my plea
Help me be the man she believes in me

[Final Chorus (Bigger)]
So I’ll keep on tryin’ to be
The man she swears she sees in me
Maybe someday when I look inside
I’ll see him starin’ back through her eyes
Till that day I’ll fight these doubts in me
And thank the Lord for her believin’ in me
When she smiles all my fears run free
And I keep on tryin’ to be
The man she sees in me

[Outro]
Yeah I don’t know what she sees in me
But I’m prayin’ someday I’ll be
The man she sees in me

Outlaw country love ballad, gravel male vocal, acoustic guitar, steel guitar swells, raw emotional delivery