I've always tried to walk a straight line
Never tried to hurt no one
I always tried to steer a straight course
Never took what wasn't mine

I've been illegal but only hurt myself
Get a little crazy, make my rules
Days of glory and moments of grace
See this life upon my face

I have always tried to be
The kind of man I'd hoped to be
I hope they say good things about me
When I'm not there
I hope they separate the fiction from the fact
I hope they say good things about me
When they talk behind my back

I have stumbled and I have fallen
Pick me up, brush me off
Do a little better everyday
Isn't that what life is

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