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Be Your Man Lyrics by Billy Strings

Highway Prayers

2024

[Verse 1]
When I got to New York City, I was looking for another side of life
And my feet were so damn callused, I could probably walk the edges of a knife
My mistakes had often led me to believe I'll never find an open door
Now I'm busted, flat, and broken, and I don't know what the hell I'm waiting for

[Verse 2]
Some could see that I was stumbling and a couple even stopped to lend a hand
Most would pass me by and ridicule and fail to recognize a fellow man
Now the wind is growing bitter and the leaves begin to die and start to fall
And I wonder if next summer, if I'll even be around this place at all

[Chorus]
If I could go back to the days when I was young
I'd travel the whole world over and then some
And I'd come back to you with an everlasting lily in my hand
And I'd show the world just what it means to me for me to get be your man

[Verse 3]
On the edges of a fading afternoon, I heard a voice within my head
And the echoes of forgotten words from all the dusty books I haven't read
And I wondered if by chance I should have listened back to what they said in school
It occurred to me I might've been the class clown then, but now I'm just a fool

[Chorus]
If I could go back to the days when I was young
I'd travel the whole world over and then some
And I'd come back to you with an everlasting lily in my hand
And I'd show the world just what it means to me for me to get be your man
Yes, I'd show the world just what it means to me for me to get be your man
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Billy Strings

Billy Strings

About “Be Your Man” by Billy Strings

Read the complete lyrics to "Be Your Man" by Billy Strings from the album "Highway Prayers" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Bluegrass, Country.

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"Be Your Man" is credited to Billy Strings. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Be Your Man" appears on "Highway Prayers" in 2024.

Visit the Billy Strings artist page at /artist/billy-strings for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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