If I Had Been a Better Man

[00:13.02] There were kings and queens and could have beens
[00:16.07] And pretenders to the throne
[00:19.02] I was a sweet contender then
[00:22.03] Now my seeds they've all been sown
[00:25.04] I scorched the earth behind me
[00:28.03] I could have made a better plan
[00:32.09] Yeah, if I had been a better man
[00:38.09] My promises were not to keep
[00:41.09] But thrown into the dirt
[00:45.06] There must be more I told myself
[00:48.06] As I buttoned up my shirt
[00:51.03] Well I could paint myself in glory now
[00:55.04] And be proud of who I am
[00:58.04] Yeah, I had been a better man
[01:04.02] Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind
[01:11.07] As secrets of silence unwind
[01:17.08] I will sing you so long
[01:24.00] Now only love
[01:28.04] Only love makes me strong
[01:34.00] You charity I took as mine
[01:38.07] I claimed it as my own
[01:40.06] I followed my ascending star
[01:43.07] To far away from home
[01:47.07] Well I was mesmerized by shiny things
[01:50.03] Now in frozen time I stand
[01:53.00] Yeah, if I had been a better man
[02:00.03] Now I'm kneeling and I'm digging deep
[02:03.00] Deep into the ground
[02:06.02] I'm searching for my soul to keep
[02:09.03] Like a burried treasure found
[02:12.04] In dreams I speak in ancient tongues
[02:16.04] Lost in wind and sand
[02:19.01] Yeah, if only I had been a better man
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