Have you sat in the back of a beat-up car safety vest and old Carhartt's

Have you worked 80 hours in a week over time no time for sleep Have you said things that you regret and never had the chance to take it back Have you ever been the one to make her cry I've been that guy

Have you had your heart melt while you held the hand of the women you love your best friend Have you got in the truck and drove all day watched the Texas sun just slipped away Have you ever heard a song that spoke so true it was like it was written just for you Melody brought a tear drop from your eye

I've been that guy I've been that guy who worked too hard said too much and gone too far I've been that guy who caused some tears a reckless youth without a fear I've been that guy who wouldn't listen to all the things my old man knew Then lived long enough to know he was right But the toughest guy to be is letting go of someone close to me Too damn young to say goodbye I've been that guy Have you looked him in the eye and not backed down Left your mark in every town you've been Has your buddy ever drove you way too fast

That Mustang couldn't take the crash oh no Have you lived a life with a brother and a friend Running like hell thru thick or thin Had each other's back no matter why

I've been that guy I've cheated death and seen some friends not do the same Bottled myself up in that whiskey After burying mom on that hot July day that hot July day I've been that guy who worked too hard said too much and gone too far I've been that guy who caused some tears a reckless youth without a fear I've been that guy who wouldn't listen to all the things my old man knew Then lived long enough to know he was right But the toughest guy to be is letting go of someone close to me Gathered round her bed we said goodbye I've been that guy