Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I want to be a good man, I want to see God
I want to be faithful but I know that I'm not
I want to be a good man, I want to do right
I don't wanna be a criminal for the rest of my life
Everything that I've done before
Has brought me back down on my knees
I'm crying out to you, Lord
It's getting harder and harder to see
If there's good left in me?
Is there any good left in, me!
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be be a good man, I wanna be a saved
I want to be a free man but I feel like a slave
And I'm crying out to you, Lord
It's getting harder and harder to see
If there's good left in me?
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left?
Pull me from the darkness, lift me back into the light
Fill this empty vessel, fill this hole I have inside
Am I worth forgiveness, I can't make myself believe
Show me that you're listening and tear this devil out of me
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
I want to be a good man
Is there good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be faithful but I know that I'm not
I want to be a good man, I want to do right
I don't wanna be a criminal for the rest of my life
Everything that I've done before
Has brought me back down on my knees
I'm crying out to you, Lord
It's getting harder and harder to see
If there's good left in me?
Is there any good left in, me!
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be be a good man, I wanna be a saved
I want to be a free man but I feel like a slave
And I'm crying out to you, Lord
It's getting harder and harder to see
If there's good left in me?
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left?
Pull me from the darkness, lift me back into the light
Fill this empty vessel, fill this hole I have inside
Am I worth forgiveness, I can't make myself believe
Show me that you're listening and tear this devil out of me
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
I want to be a good man
I want to be a good man
Is there good left in me?
I want to be a good man
Is there any good left in me?
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20, edited by awesome362, sonicemerald
Good Man Lyrics as written by Joseph David Walser Blake Carney Allison
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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