[Intro - gritty slide guitar, sparse] [Verse 1 - low, confessional, drawling vocal] I made mistakes, I won't pretend I didn't Stubborn ways that I could never hide I drove the wedge that split this family open And I've been living with it on the inside I loved you then, I love you still right now But somewhere down the road you couldn't see Beyond the pain I caused you It breaks this heart in me [Pre-Chorus - guitar and drums building] I'd give anything to be a different man I'm trying now, Lord knows I'm trying to But my mistakes, they keep on haunting me Just like they're haunting you [Chorus - fuller vocal, gritty rhythm guitar, aching delivery] Our relationship's so broken Wish there was something I could do I'd buy back every hour if I could Just to start again with you I know I can't undo the damage Can't turn back the hands of time But I'm still standing here beggin' For a chance to make this right [Verse 2 - heavier, more desperate] You called me an angry man, stuck in my ways Said I never understood the pain you feel You left me here alone with all my silence This sadness in my chest, it's cold and real I don't blame you for the walls you built around you I built the first one, I'll admit that's true But I don't want this anger and this chasm To be the only ending me and you get to [Pre-Chorus] I'd give anything to be a different man I'm trying now, Lord knows I'm trying to But my mistakes, they keep on haunting me Just like they're haunting you [Chorus] Our relationship's so broken Wish there was something I could do I'd buy back every hour if I could Just to start again with you I know I can't undo the damage Can't turn back the hands of time But I'm still standing here beggin' For a chance to make this right [Guitar Solo - weeping, bending, Southern-tinged] [Bridge - stripped back, near-breaking vocal, pleading] As I get closer to the end of my time here And soon my time'll be through All I want is to fix it Between me and you I want to build a road where there was only distance I want to close this space between All I can say is I'm sorry Can you find it in your heart... to believe [ Crying Guitar solo] [Final Chorus - key change, full band, raw desperate belting] I want to restore it Give it another try Buy back all that broken time Before we say goodbye I'm still your father, still your blood Still holding on to you So all I'm asking, all I'm begging Is one more chance to make it through [Outro - fading slide guitar, cracked vocal ad-libs] I'm sorry... I'm sorry, son I'm sorry... won't you let me in All I want... is one more try Before we run... out of time
