All My Life

(album: Reflections - 2020)

All of my life I've tried to be
A good man, can't you see?
My mother told me, "Be kind
Be true, be cool"
There's a weight on my chest
And it won't let me rest
There's things I regret
And words I haven't said

I hope there's still time
To find peace of mind
Every day of my life
I'm trying to do what's right

When they lay my body down
And I'm six feet in the ground
With my family standing round
I hope they will be proud

All of my life I've tried to be
A good man, can't you see?
My mother told me, "Be kind
Be true, be cool"
Well there's pain and there's glory
In everybody's story
All of my life, life, life
All of my life, life, life

I find my enemy
In the mirror looking back at me
It's not the man I want to be
That ain't me, that ain't me

When they lay my body down
And I'm six feet in the ground
With my family standing round
I hope they will be proud

All of my life I've tried to be
A good man, can't you see?
My mother told me, "Be kind
Be true, be cool"
Well there's pain and there's glory
In everybody's story
All of my life, life, life
All of my life, life, life

When I'm gone forever
Let me leave a trace
Something to remember
An ounce of grace
When I'm gone forever
Let me leave a trace
Something to remember
An ounce of grace

All of my life I've tried to be
A good man, can't you see?
My mother told me, "Be kind
Be true, be cool"
Well there's pain and there's glory
In everybody's story
All of my life, life, life
All of my life, life, life