[Sequence: Solo Piano Intro | Verse 1 | Pre-Chorus | Chorus | Verse 2 | Chorus | Instrumental | Verse 3 | Bridge | Final Chorus | Outro] [Intro | Solo Piano] [Verse 1] There was a time I didn't know If I'd make it through the night. When everything I'd counted on Was slipping out of sight. You never tried to promise me That everything would be okay. You just pulled your chair beside me And found a reason to stay. Through the long days and the silence, Through the nights I fell apart, You held on when I couldn't Find the strength inside my heart. And when the worst was finally over, When I could breathe again, I looked at you and told you What I'd always known back then. [Chorus] You're a good man. That's what I always said. You stayed beside me through the darkness When I couldn't see ahead. You're a good man. And I know what I let go. You gave me all the love you had In ways nobody knows. And I wish those words meant something More than what they mean today. You're a good man... And I walked away. [Verse 2] You were glad to see me smiling, Glad to see me finding me. You never tried to hold me back From who I wanted to be. And somewhere in that freedom Someone new began to shine. He made the world seem easy, And I let him take my time. He only saw the laughter, Never knew the tears I'd cried. He met me in the sunshine After you had stood through the night. I told myself it was nothing, Something passing, something small. But I knew I was pulling away Long before I let you fall. [Chorus] You're a good man. That's what I always said. You stayed beside me through the darkness When I couldn't see ahead. You're a good man. And I know what I let go. You gave me all the love you had In ways nobody knows. And I wish those words meant something More than what they mean today. You're a good man... And I walked away. [Instrumental | Emotional Electric Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Then I watched your world grow heavy, Saw you fighting things unseen. You weren't quite the man I'd known, But you were still the man who loved me. You needed time and understanding, Someone patient, someone near. But I was already somewhere else And didn't want to face the fear. I said I couldn't carry it. Said I didn't have the strength. I made your hardest season The reason I couldn't stay. And maybe that's the part I find the hardest to explain. You stood beside me through my pain... I couldn't stand beside you through yours. [Bridge | Piano and Voice] I could blame the man who found me, Say he led my heart astray. But he didn't make the choices That took our life away. He didn't stand before you And promise all those years. He didn't know the woman You'd held through all her tears. And I was the one who taught you There was something to believe. Now I wonder what you think of heaven When you think of me. [Band Slowly Builds] I told you love was patient. I told you love was kind. I wish I'd remembered those words When you needed mine. [Final Chorus | Full Band, Soaring Female Vocal] You're a good man. You were good to me. You loved me through the hardest days And asked for nothing in return. You're a good man. And I know what I've done. I left you standing in the dark When you needed someone. I can't give back the years. I can't make the hurt untrue. And saying that I'm sorry Doesn't change what I put you through. You're a good man... And you deserved better than me. [Outro | Solo Piano] I still remember telling you That you'd always have my heart. I meant it when I said it. I don't know when that changed. But you're a good man. You always were. [Final Piano Chord] [End]
