The Man That I Can Be

[John Barnett]

Why must you be so cruel
Why must I be such a fool
To love you endlessly
To be willing to give you all of me
And nothing in return
You turn me away
You let my soul burn
And I die everyday
Without you with me
I feel so lost
I'd do anything to have you back
At any cost

Because...
I'm not the same
I took you for granted
And now I feel ashamed
I would do anything
For just another chance
To be with you again
To give you romance
If you would just...

See, the man that I can be
The things that I can do
I'd do it all for you
Would you see
That no one else can love you
Like me
Would you be
So open to say
That you'd take me back again
This I do pray

Because...
You are the one
Who made me whole again
Who gave me life within
You are the one
That I adore
But I have you no more
If you would only...

Give me one more chance
To be with you at last
To show you the real me
To treat you like a queen
To show you what you mean to me

Because...
You are the heart
That beats within me
You are the one
Who makes me believe
And I Know I'd do
Anything for you
If you would just see
The man that I really can be
For you
If you'd only just...

Open your heart to me
And see the man that I can be

[::..::FoX::..::]

Truly touching, and heart wrenching, great again.

[Mwalvbk]

I could very much identify with this piece on several levels, it's a great song, very nice. Great work John.

[T.J. Barber]

I agree. I enjoyed this piece also. Of course I read it before anyone else did but, I felt that I should atleast dignify it with my own response. I honestly didn't even know he had posted it yet. Anyway, very well written John. As I told you when I read it. I can identify with a lot of your comments and I truly feel your anguish on the matter..

TJ