Better Man

Remember on that day you taught me how to swim But I felt blue beneath the blackened sky And when I held my breath, you told me tenderly The world won't give me wings with which to fly I never learned to speak my mind, so I'd run away I never learned to lean into the lie Darkness was a friend who made me second-guess The truth that I hide behind my eye And I know I have eat up more than I could ever chew with you 'Cause I like the way I feel when you see who I am A boy who wants to be a better man Couldn't chase the feelings I was running from The choices I had made had brought me fear Holding onto hope that she would put it down Left me stranded in a sea of my own tears Betting on yourself, the house will always win The moon decides the breaks between the tides Getting high will only make you feel low, my dear A better man shows us what's inside And I know I have eat up more than I could ever chew with you 'Cause I like the way I feel when you see who I am A boy who wants to be a better man Remember on that day you taught me how to swim I felt blue beneath the blackened sky