The Man You Want

(album: Everything I Should Have Said - 2014)

I've been a cowboy all my life
A rock star once or twice
A preacher and a poet
A son of a bitch and I know it
Well, I've bet on love and horses
You know jackpots beat divorces
But the luckiest thing that I've ever pulled off
Is being the man you want

The one you like to lean on
The one you miss when I'm gone
The one you run from but still like to get caught
Through every secret moment shared
Every spark that smoked and flared
You've given yourself to me with all you've got
Baby, I love being the man you want

You've seen me at my best
My worst and in between the rest
Held on when love faltered
And watched it come back stronger
You're crazy gift of magic
Has held me through the tragic
Rivers in my life that I've had to cross

Baby, I love being the man you want
The one you like to lean on
The one you miss when I'm gone
The one you run from but still like to get caught
Through every secret moment shared
Every spark that smoked and flared
You've given yourself to me with all your heart
Baby, I love being the man you want
Baby, I love being the man you want