Mama told me I should always be careful
Daddy told me I should always be respectful
Now I know I haven't always been
Somebody you could put your trust in but
I'm here to prove that I'm a brand-new man for you
I've given up my old ways
I've found myself a new place (I've found myself a new place)
A place to try and build the life I gave away
I don't remember why I gave it away
This is a brand-new start (this is a brand-new start)
I hope you see in my heart (I hope you see in my heart)
That I know just who I am and what you are
I know you are a good thing
You don't leave a good thing for a good time, no, no
You don't scrap a whole song 'cause of one rhyme
You lose it all, you lose it all and you soon find
That you don't leave a good thing for a good time
Oh, no, no
I was a man that I just couldn't be proud of
So I traded a quiet and a stand in for some loud fun
I broke a promise that I'd always be
The kind of prince I know a princess needs but
I'm here to prove that I'm a brand-new man from you
This is a brand-new start (this is a brand-new start)
I hope you see in my heart (I hope you see in my heart)
I know just who I am and what you are
Well, I know you are a good thing
And you don't leave a good thing for a good time, no, no
You don't scrap a whole song 'cause of one rhyme
You lose it all, you lose it all and then you'll soon find
That you don't leave a good thing for a good time
You don't leave, you don't leave
No, no, no, no, no
You don't leave a good thing for a good time
