The Man I Left Behind

Lyrics

[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