Good Ol' Man Songtext
von Drew Green

A-na, na, na

I′m cleaning up them dirty words that I say these days
Showing up to church a lot more on Sunday
Working on bad-habit breaking
Cutting back on Copenhagen
Little less gas, little more brake in my Chevrolet
Whatever it takes, 'cause

I got a gift from God sitting in the backseat
And I′ma need to be a little better
If he's gonna wanna be like me

I'm just a good ol′ boy tryna be a good ol′ man
Out here learning on the fly, tryna do the best I can
To raise him up right
"No sir, yes ma'am"
I′m just a good ol' boy tryna be a good ol′ man
Yes I am, mhmm yeah


Gonna be a lotta learning in between
Them inches on that doorframe
I don't know a lot about a lot
But I know I can teach him a few things

How to swim, how to fish, how to drive a stick
Just like my daddy taught me
And he′ll know how to say he's sorry
'Cause he′ll hear that from me

I′m just a good ol' boy tryna be a good ol′ man
Out here learning on the fly, tryna do the best I can
To raise him up right, Lord knows I am
I'm just a good ol′ boy tryna be a good ol' man (good ol′ man)

Oh I'm trying, oh I'm trying, oh I′m trying
Oh I′m trying to be a good ol' man (good ol′ man)
Oh I'm trying, oh I′m trying, oh I'm trying
Oh I′m trying to be a good ol' man

Making a man outta him
Is making a man outta me
Making a man outta him
So one day he'll be
Another good ol′ boy, yeah


I′m just a good ol' boy tryna be a good ol′ man
Out here learning on the fly, tryna do the best I can
To raise him up right, Lord knows I am
I'm just a good ol′ boy tryna be a good ol' man
Yes I am

Oh I′m trying, oh I'm trying, oh I'm trying
Oh I′m trying to be a good ol′ man (good ol' man)
Oh I′m trying, oh I'm trying, oh I′m trying
Oh I'm trying to be a good ol′ man
Yes I am

Oh I'm trying, oh I'm trying, oh I′m trying
Oh I′m trying to be a good ol' man (good ol′ man)
Oh I'm trying, oh I′m trying, oh I'm trying
Oh I′m trying to be a good ol' man (mhmm, yeah)