A Better Man (Redux)

[Acoustic Guitar Intro] [Soft Rhodes piano enters] [Verse, low energy, close mic, intimate] My Love, How long can we keep goin' on like this? Tell me How long? How long can we go without making a change? Tell me How long? [Pre-Chorus, building intensity] Oh Yeah, [Chorus, soulful, dynamic] I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man Yeah, I've been tryin' Tryin' to be a better man For you [Guitar Solo, expressive, melodic, bluesy] [Verse, tight groove] My Love, You deserve better, better than I'm able to give I just wish I could be the man you need Yeah, I wish more than anything I could be the man you need [Pre-Chorus, building intensity] Oh Yeah, [Chorus: Explosive, gritty high falsetto, dynamic rhythm section] I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man Yeah, I've been tryin' Tryin' to be a better man For you [Verse, tight groove] My Love, You deserve the world And all the love I can give But, Still feels like nothing I know you feel empty And it makes My soul bleed If I had a Genie in a bottle, With three wishes to make My only wish would be I could be the man you need Yeah My only wish would be I could be the man you need [Pre-Chorus, building intensity] Oh Yeah, [Chorus: Explosive, gritty high falsetto, dynamic rhythm section] I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man Yeah, I've been tryin' Tryin' to be a better man For you [Verse, tight groove] My Love, How long Oh, how long can we keep on goin' on like this? Tell me How long? How long can we go without making a change? Please, Tell me How long? [Outro, funky electric guitar only, fading] Baby I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man I've been tryin' Yeah, I've been tryin my hardest To be a better man Yeah, I've been tryin' Tryin' to be a better man For you [End]