I think about the days when I could make a friend
With anyone who crossed my path
When true relationships existed
But then those days they all came
Grinding to a halt
They end entirely too fast
If I had blinked I would've missed it
How can I get back
I wanna be
Someone who's patient
And who's kind
Someone who doesn't fault find
Someone who doesn't play the game
Of casting the blame
Someone who's pure
Someone who knows for sure that others will be changed
When they hear my name
Today I saw two people looking for a fight
And neither one of them was right
That alone possesses hidden dangers
On more than one occasion I have been those guys
Though it would be kind of nice
To live in harmony with total strangers
How can I get back
To living life along the straight and narrow track
Well I can be
Someone who's patient
And who's kind
Someone who doesn't fault find
Someone who doesn't play the game
Of casting the blame
Someone who's pure
Someone who knows for sure that others will be changed
When they hear my name
The wisest of them say
The goodness of a name
Is worth more than the kingdoms of this world
And when I pass from this old life into the next
I only want the best
To be remembered by the world around me
Was I husband and a father and a friend
Who stood beside you till the end
And built you up to be the best you could be
Well I hope and pray
I shine my light and do what's right
So that the ones around me say
They wanna be
Someone who's patient
And who's kind
Someone who doesn't fault find
Someone who doesn't play the game
Of casting the blame
Someone who's pure
Someone who knows for sure that others will be changed
When they hear my name
When they hear my name