She's Gotta Be

(album: Be Here - 2004)

So much for never making the same mistake
I can't believe I'm here again
So much for ever thinking that I could change
My good intentions still remain in chains

[Chorus:]
She's gotta be over me now
Probably moved on with her life
Found someone she knows she can believe
God I would give anything if I could just go back again
And be the man she needed me to be

I thought I was a hero
I played him well
He saves the day but not himself
I acted out the lover
My finest part
Had all the lines but not the heart
Now look where we are

[Repeat chorus]

Be the man that she could trust, who put her first
Who tamed his demons, who healed her hurts
In health and sickness, who helped her grow
With no resentment, true repentance, God as my witness

[Repeat chorus twice]

She needed me to be
She needed me to be, oh
Whoa, hallelujah
Yeah, I could be that man she needed me, she needed me to be