Better than you want I used to be the man In a hurry to stand my ground Always pushed back Harder than i got knocked down Over my shoulder I'd see the world passing me by I was never one to worry About what i'd do or what it did to you I was just fine on my own I was all i'd need to see me through Over my shoulder I'd see the world passing me by I throw my cards on the table Lay them out for you to see I don't know if i'm able But i'm gonna try To be better than you want me to be Sitting all alone The nights they always felt so long I should have seen The way that i was headed was all wrong Looking all around me I'd see the world passing me by I throw my cards on the table Lay them out for you to see I don't know if i'm able But i'm gonna try To be better than you want me to be Gonna be better than you want Better than you want me to be Yeah i'll be better than you want Better than you want me to be All these years later And i finally begin to realize I've got to turn myself around Leave who i used to be behind My eyes wide open I won't let the world pass me by I throw my cards on the table I'll lay them out for you to see I don't know if i'm able But i'm gonna try To be better than you want me to be