A Good Man

Album: Countrified (2006)
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  • I don't need a whole lot of money
    But I wouldn't turn a lottery down
    I just need a little green in my pocket
    So I can buy my buddies a round

    All I want is a place to lay my head
    With the woman I love lyin' in my bed
    Kind of understated
    My dreams aren't that complicated

    I wanna be the one
    When all is said and done
    Who lived a good life, loved a good wife
    Always helped someone in trouble
    On the day they lay me down
    I want everyone to gather 'round
    And say, "he was a father, brother, neighbor and a friend
    He was a good man"

    Used to dream of bein' a rock star
    And seein' the world in style
    Used to dream of havin' a fast car
    And drivin' that miracle mile

    But I've heard tell those streets aren't paved in gold
    They're full of pot holes and empty souls
    Who never learn
    Love is somethin' you gotta earn

    I wanna be the one
    When all is said and done
    Who lived a good life, loved a good wife
    Always helped someone in trouble
    On the day they lay me down
    Want everyone to gather 'round
    And say, "he was a father, brother, neighbor and a friend
    He was a good man"

    When I'm gone, I wanna leave a legacy
    Of love and laughs, and honesty behind me, behind me

    I wanna be the one
    When all is said and done
    Who lived a good life, loved a good wife
    Always helped someone in trouble
    On the day they lay me down
    Want everyone to gather 'round
    And say, "he was a father, brother, neighbor and a friend
    He was a good man"

    Yeah, I wanna be a good man
    A father, a brother, a neighbor and a friend
    I wanna be a good man Writer/s: Adrienne J. Follese, Keith Follese, Victoria Lynn Shaw
    Publisher: MIDAS MUSIC LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Wgt from AzThere song Moments.helped me see through a part of life no one should.
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