Soul of a Lonely Man - Shane Worley

In the world that you would make up With unicorns and buffalo backs I know that you would wake up With the sunny side touching your back Is it the lonely man of Christmas? Coming up with theories on him Is it the lonely man of Christmas? He's riding in the devil's abyss Oh, I would write the future If I could put a finger on it But I have no idea If what I want is better than this Is it the lonely man of winter? I could put my finger on that Is it the lonely drive to Denver? The loneliness of Hoppington's hat Is it the time we spent in silence? Time will tell what winter he had Is it the lonely man of winter? I could put my finger on that And even if it's Christmas Could we just pretend for a bit That everything we went through Was someone else's carpenter kiss

He walked down the lonely road Always thinking that he owned the land Walking over everything Think it's time the devil got his hand Sign the contract, am I clear? Do you understand the rules I lay? He looked in the devil's eyes And all his problems gone away today You see the lonely days are gone Hear it in my song I had trouble in my life, but now it's gone away I can see the sunlight rising, heading over me Think my life is going my own way, oh, yeah See the devil gave me everything Everything is closing in 'Cause I'm living in a life of shame Devil gave him everything Woman, money, cars, power and fame I don't know how to escape the game Wish I never met him on that day Now it's taking over me And I can feel the demons call my name You see the money days are gone Hear it in my song I had power in my life, but now it's gone away I can see the demons crawling, coming after me I'm alone, I think I'm going insane, oh, no Oh, the devil's gonna break you down See the lonely days are gone Hear it in my song I had trouble in my life, but now it's gone away I can see the sunlight rising, heading over me Think my life is going my own way, oh, yeah Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man Ooh, lonely man

Although I miss you, girl I can't say that I've changed Because I walked down this path as a lonely man Forgive me I will trade my soul To have one more chance As I beg for forgiveness down on my knees I'm sorry (Instrumental) I know this bridge was crossing you steady And I admit I wasn't ready To walk with you But I've grown so much in the past couple years I need you here with me, my baby And I'd be lying to myself If I didn't say I cry sometimes Sit around wondering why sometimes Even find my eyes wide open at night Cos' I remind me All the promises I've made I kept I stay faith and you still left I pray the best upon your end But don't you ever forget Although I miss you, girl I can't say that I've changed Because I've walked down this path as a lonely man Forgive me I would trade my soul To have one more chance As I beg for forgiveness down on my knees I'm sorry Oh, no I know it wasn't much But was it really that bad? No, I ain't perfect No, I don't deserve this Listen, when we were together I remember when you told me forever and ever All the promises I've made I kept I stayed faith and you still left I pray the best upon your end But don't you ever forget Although I miss you, girl I can't say that I've changed Because I walked down this path as a lonely man Forgive me I would trade my soul To have one more chance As I beg for forgiveness down on my knees I'm sorry (Instrumental)

A man this lonely A man this blue A man whose world's been torn in two Needs somebody With a heart that's true A man this lonely needs a woman like you Two arms this empty Need someone to hold A man this lost needs somewhere to go When the nights go on forever And the days do too A man this lonely needs a woman like you I'd lost hope I was so far down Here you come turning all that around I'd come to think Of love as a lie All that's on my mind now Is you by my side A man this lonely A man this blue A man whose world's been torn in two Needs somebody With a heart that's true A man this lonely needs a woman like you A man this lonely needs a woman like you

A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees As i lean against a hickory I close my eyes and I can almost see The ghostly forms of blue and gray And I can almost hear the cannons blast Standin' in the prescence of the past The first few waves came cheerin' Fear and hatred runnin' through their blood When the day was finally over Those left wadin' through a crimson flood To think I could be right here In the spot where some young soldier breathed his last Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the sun was settin' Looked like the South had won Now my mouth's as dry as cotton And my heart is beatin' fast Standin' in the prescence of the past Sunrise caught the rebels sleepin' and they woke To hear a Yankee bugle blow Bullets flew like angry hornets Till the peach tree blossoms drifted down like snow It must have been like hell on earth What happened here is more than we can grasp Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the smoke had lifted They knew the North had won Lord my soul feels empty As my tears fall on this grass Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother killin' brother Father slayin' son From the looks of this old graveyard Hell nobody really won Somethin's changed inside me It sure can happen fast Standin' in the prescence of the past A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees