I will do the best I can
to show the world who I am
I am the best kind of man
but linger in the shadows
to afraid to show who I am
for this is not a world to accept
but to regret who I am
men like me do not exist anymore
we are a dying breed
not recognized by society
not all men are the same
you just haven't met me
to long did I hide
to long did I cower and watch
so this is my time to shine
I am the man of a lost kind
a true gentleman
and I will do the best I can
to be a good example of man

Sitting in the spotlight
all eyes are on you
waiting for you to make a move
to follow you anywhere
you are their God

Churches erected in your name
monuments built to the sky
followers in the millions
books written in your word
you are their God

But now you look in the mirror
and you see a man looking back
but it is not you that you see
there is no resemblance at all
he is your God

Now seeing what you see
and knowing what you know
it is time to lay to rest
lies of blasphemy
and stop your stain glass masquerade

Each night falls as I lay there
with a hole in my heart not to be filled
the sweet voice that once rang in my ears
will ring no more for me but for another
so lonely I lay and I ponder
no longer am I needed
I am past my due, out in the cold
a victim of love, hopeless and alone
standing out on a stormy night
in the middle of a deserted street
I fall to my knees and stare at the sky
and cry to the heavens
"this is the end of me"
no song to be sung,
no speech to be giving
a lonely funeral that only I attended
and on my stone
written in red
*I was the man that never gave up
but in time I paid the price
this was the end of me

The way I saw it was you were ditching me for your friends
the way it was, you were catching up on all the life you have missed
I was jealous, I was angry, I was sad
I didn't realize how much you needed a break
to relax and find peace with your past
I feel like an ***, for pressing this issue
but I just miss you, now kneeling before you
I ask for forgiveness, with arms wide open
I saw it as you replacing me, but I know that's not true
I want you to know I love you and I am sorry
live life, be happy, and love always
you are my angel La Mia Bella

You have made new home in an old place
where you have found happiness
but the more you build your new life
the more I am pushed away
destined to become a memory
I never thought I would see this day
where you would no longer need me
I do not know where to go from here
only to hope I am not forgotten