And Then Life Ditched Me

I was told, 
"Be kind, be strong, be true,"
"The world will love a man like you."

I gave my heart like open hands,
Believed in good, in promised lands.
But every time I reached the shore,
The tide pulled back—and left me sore.

I tried to walk the righteous line,
But mercy left me far behind.

They said that goodness sets you free
And then life ditched me.
I can’t be cruel, it’s not my way,
But I’m too bruised to kneel and pray.
Trapped in the man I’ve tried to be…
And then life ditched me.
Ooohhhh....
And then life ditched me.

Each hand I held, each truth I shared,
Was twisted, burned, or never cared.

I watched the wicked rise and thrive,
While gentle hearts just fight to survive.
Now kindness tastes like rusted steel,
A quiet ache I barely feel.

I tried to walk the righteous line,
But mercy left me far behind.

They said that goodness sets you free—
And then life ditched me.
I can’t be cruel, it’s not my way,
But I’m too bruised to kneel and pray.
Trapped in the man I’ve tried to be…
And then life ditched me.
And then life ditched me...

I never learned to hate or lie,
Even when I begged the sky.
All I wanted was to matter…
But even hope began to shatter.

I tried to be what they called good,
Stood where no one ever should.
They wrote the rules, then broke them clean—
And blamed it all on me.

Now I’m the echo of a dream,
A man who loved too quietly.
Still caught between what’s right and me…
And then life ditched me.
And then life ditched me.