CHRIS YOUNG - THE MAN I WANT TO BE

THE MAN I WANT TO BE

CHRIS YOUNG

SONGWRITERS: TIM NICHOLS & BRETT CORNELIUS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE MAN I WANT TO BE

LABEL: RCA NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 2009

 

            Christopher Alan Young (born June 12, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was the Season 4 winner of the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition on USA.

        After winning, he was signed to RCA Records Nashville, releasing his self-titled debut album that same year. It produced two singles on Hot Country Songs with "Drinkin' Me Lonely" and "You're Gonna Love Me". His second album, The Man I Want to Be, was released September 1, 2009. It included the singles "Voices", "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)", and the title track, all of which went to number 1. Young's third album, Neon, produced two more number ones in "Tomorrow" and "You" in 2011 as well as the top 5 hit "I Can Take It from There" in 2012. The follow-up, 2013's A.M., produced three new singles with the top 5 hits "Aw Naw", "Who I Am with You", and "Lonely Eyes". His fifth album, I'm Comin' Over, was released on November 13, 2015. In 2017, Young gained one of the crowning achievements in country music, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

          The Man I Want to Be is the second studio album of American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on September 1, 2009 via RCA Nashville. The album includes the singles "Voices", "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)", and "The Man I Want to Be", all of which reached Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

God, I'm down here on my knees

Cause it's the last place left to fall

Beggin' for another chance

If there's any chance at all

That you might still be listenin'

Lovin' and forgivin' guys like me

 

I've spent my whole life gettin' it all wrong

And I sure could use your help cause from now on

 

I wanna be a good man

A 'do like I should' man

I wanna be the kind of man the mirror likes to see

I wanna be a strong man

And admit that I was wrong, man

God I'm asking you to come change me

To the man I wanna be

 

There's anyway for her and me to make another start

Could you see what you could do

To put some love back in her heart

Cause' it going to take a miracle

After all I've done to really make her see

 

That I wanna be a stay man

I wanna be a great man

I wanna be the kind of man that she sees in her dreams

God, I wanna be your man

And I wanna be her man

God, I only hope she still believes

In the man I wanna be

 

Well, I know this late at night that talk is cheap

Lord, don't give up on me

 

I wanna be a givin' man

I wanna really start livin' man

God, I'm asking you to come change me

To the man I wanna be.