[Intro – Acoustic Guitar, Soft Steel Guitar] [Verse 1] I’m learning how to let you go At least that’s what I’m told Some days I think I’m getting there Some days I’m back to letting go I can accept the choice you’ve made Though I can’t make it make sense I never thought the end of us Would be where all this ends [Verse 2] Twenty-six years, a home we built Two boys, a thousand memories I stood beside you through the years You were always home to me I know I wasn’t always what You needed me to be I’m seeing things I couldn’t see When you were here with me [Pre-Chorus] And now I’m doing all the work I should’ve done back then I’m learning how to change myself But I can’t show you when [Chorus] I still believe I’m the man for you But I don’t get to be that man anymore I’m standing here with a heart that’s breaking Watching you walk out the door I know I played a part in how We ended up this way But I would’ve fought for us forever If you’d asked me to stay I’m trying to accept the goodbye But I can’t say I understand I still believe I’m the man for you Just not the man you want [Verse 3] I never broke the vows I made I never stopped choosing you I thought that love meant weathering The storms we’d stumble through I know love alone can’t fix the things We let get out of hand But I thought we still had time enough To try again, to stand [Pre-Chorus] I’m not asking you to change your mind Or telling you you’re wrong I just wish you’d seen the man I’m finding Before you knew that you were gone [Chorus] I still believe I’m the man for you But I don’t get to be that man anymore I’m standing here with a heart that’s breaking Watching you walk out the door I know I played a part in how We ended up this way But I would’ve fought for us forever If you’d asked me to stay I’m trying to accept the goodbye But I can’t say I understand I still believe I’m the man for you Just not the man you want [Bridge – Stripped Back, Just Guitar and Voice] I don’t want another woman I don’t want another start I don’t want to learn a stranger Or give somebody else my heart I’m scared of what tomorrow costs Of splitting up these lives Of losing more than I can count After all these years as husband and wife And sometimes I feel thrown away Like none of it was worth the fight But twenty-six years wasn’t nothing And I know I wasn’t always right I wish I’d seen what I see now Back when I still had the chance I’d give anything to show you I’m more than who I was back then [Final Chorus – Full Band, Emotional Vocal Lift] I still believe I’m the man for you But I don’t get to be that man anymore You’re letting go of all we built While I’m still standing at the door I know I can’t undo the hurt Or change the yesterday But I would’ve fought for us forever I just wish we’d found a way I’ll keep working on the man I am Though you may never understand I still believe I’m the man for you Just not the man you want [Outro – Acoustic Guitar and Crying Steel Guitar] I still love you, that won’t change Though our lives won’t be the same I wish I’d learned these things before You couldn’t love me anymore I still believe I’m the man for you… I just don’t get to be that man anymore.
