Changed Man

[Verse 1]
Grew up on a narrow road
Same old words, same heavy load
They Teach you who to trust, who to blame
Fill your heart with quiet Shame
Fear was dressed in Sunday clothes
Truth was something no one knows
But I packed a bag and hit that line
Left that small-town state of mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Miles rolled by, walls fell down
Different faces, different towns

[Chorus]
Now I’m a Changed Man, I finally see
This big world ain’t my enemy
Life ain’t black and white no more
Love walks through every door
Met the Poor with open hands
More grace than the Wealth commands
Traded Fear for an Open mind
Left that old me far behind
(Yeah… far behind)

[Verse 2]
Shared a meal on broken streets
Barefoot souls with hearts that beat
No gold, no crown, no grand design
Still they gave me bread and time
Laughing loud with next to none
Still more peace than I had won
Made me question what I knew
All those lines just felt untrue

[Pre-Chorus]
Crossed a line I can’t unsee
Truth ain’t owned by you or me

[Chorus]
Now I’m a Changed Man, I finally see
This big world ain’t my enemy
Life ain’t black and white no more
Love walks through every door
Met the Poor with open hands
More grace than the Wealth commands
Traded Fear for an Open mind
Left that old me far behind
(Oh… far behind)

[Bridge]
They said heaven had one key
One locked door, one belief
But the man they hung in pain
Never preached that kind of chain
Love your neighbor, that was clear
Not control them through their Fear
Some got rich in Jesus’ name
I just bowed my head in Shame

[Break / Ad-lib]
(Yeah… I see it now)
(Been walking blind somehow)

[Final Chorus]
Now I’m a Changed Man, I finally see
This whole world feels like family
Life’s too short for hate and war
Love’s what we were made here for
Met the Poor, they gave me light
Showed me wrong can turn to right
With an Open mind I stand
A different soul, a Changed Man
(Yeah… a Changed Man)

Country, mid-tempo, acoustic guitar, heartfelt male vocal, light fiddle, reflective tone