[Intro] [Arpeggio finger picking style folk rock] [Verse 1] Once was a time I was a good man, a proud man But then times changed And with those times, so did I I became jaded, I knew my fate I watched all my dreams die And I became filled with hate [Verse 2] You’ve created the man I am You’ve turned me from the good To the bad man I’ve become Hunger makes a man do things he had never done When you take away his pride, he turns to the gun Don’t judge me untill you’ve walked in my shoes Don’t condemn me for I have lost all I have to lose I didn’t want this life, but it’s all I had left to chose [Chorus] And now I walk this land, so lonely So hated, so feared and despised With nowhere to hide, yeah I’m the hunted, the wanted For all those things, they made me do If I could, I would change, if only Things could be different I would come back to you [Verse 3] Now I’ve wasted, all that ever mattered All those times and memories And I stand here before you All torn and battered I’ve left behind the man I used to be [Verse 4] I don’t even recognize this man you have created This man you’ve betrayed, beaten and hated Now I do what I have to do I’m a bad man, in a bad land And I do what I do to survive If you see me, if I come for you I can promise you I won’t leave you alive I’m a bad man who once was a good man, till he died [Chorus] And now I walk this land, so lonely So hated, so feared and despised With nowhere to hide, yeah I’m hunted, the wanted For all those things, they made me do If I could, I would change, if only Things could be different I would come back to you [Solo guitar alternative rock, hard rock, rock anthem] [Bridge] If I walk into the open Would you remember me Would you remember I was once a good man, a proud man Would you know how things used to be Or would you put me down If you are able would my death be your destiny Am I that bad man, that you all made me be [Outro] Once in my life I was a good man, a proud man But then times changed And so did I
