The Man I Left Behind

[Verse 1]
Gotta tip my hat to that teenage mustang cowboy
Grew up on that Oklahoma clay
Raised on Chris Ledoux
Backroads and muddy boots
An old church pew and a mama's "Amazing Grace"

[Chorus]
Sometimes, I miss him
Sometimes, I'm glad he's gone
I turned out different
But I know I'm better off
So here's to leavin', here's to learnin'
And to a bridge that's worth burnin'
So tonight, I'm gonna raise one high
To who I am and the man I left behind

[Verse 2]
I learned the price of freedom on that one-way
To a different kind of middle-of-nowhere
Where mistakes can bе made
But some men can't bе saved
And that's why I had to leave one over there

[Chorus]
Sometimes, I miss him
Sometimes, I'm glad he's gone
I turned out different
But I know I'm better off
So here's to leavin', here's to learnin'
And to a bridge that's worth burnin'
So tonight, I'm gonna raise one high
To who I am and the man I left behind
The man I left behind

[Bridge]
Now I got my boys and a pretty wife
Breath in my lungs and a damn good life
And I wouldn't even recognize
The man I used to be

[Chorus]
Sometimes, I miss him
Sometimes, I'm glad he's gone
I turned out different
But I know I'm better off
So here's to leavin', here's to learnin'
And to a bridge that's worth burnin'
So tonight, I'm gonna raise one high
Yeah, tonight, I'm gonna raise one high
To who I am and the man I left behind
The man I left behind