Song about redemption and forgiving oneself for past mistakes.
fresh music
new country artist
Lyrics
I WAS A RECKLESS HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT KID
WHO SERVED HARD TIME FOR SOMETHING I DID
I ROBBED A LIQUOR STORE WHEN I WAS EIGHTEEN
AND DIDN’T LEAVE THE STATE PEN ‘TILL I WAS TWENTY THREE
GOD I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND SAY
A FEW THINGS TO MY YOUNGER SELF I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THEN
BUT NOW KNOW TODAY
LIKE BEING A MAN AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH HOW TOUGH YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO PROVE
HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF IS WHAT MAKES YOU STRONG
AND KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG
THE TRUE MEASURE OF A MAN
IS FACING LIFE AND DOING THE BEST YOU CAN
I ENDED UP WASTING A LOT OF MY DAYS
IN AN EIGHT BY TEN FOOT CELL BECAUSE OF MY WAYS
GOT A SECOND CHANCE THAT I DIDN’T DESERVE
AND I’VE BEEN LIVING BY WHAT I’VE LEARNED
I WON’T EVER BE ABLE TO CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN
BUT I’VE PUT THE PAST BEHIND ME
AND FOUND A NEW PLACE TO BEGIN
‘CAUSE BEING A MAN AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH HOW TOUGH YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO PROVE
HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF IS WHAT MAKES YOU STRONG
AND KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG
THE TRUE MEASURE OF A MAN
IS FACING LIFE AND DOING THE BEST YOU CAN
WHEN I GET CALLED UP ON THAT GREAT JUDGEMENT DAY
I’LL GO THERE KNOWING ALL MY SINS ARE WASHED AWAY
BEING A MAN AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH HOW TOUGH YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO PROVE
HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF IS WHAT MAKES YOU STRONG
AND KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG
THE TRUE MEASURE OF A MAN
IS FACING LIFE AND DOING THE BEST YOU CAN
DO THE BEST YOU CAN