The Man You Need

from Sad Southern Songs by Zach Parks

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Darlin' I ain't ever gonna make it famous
No you're never gonna see my name on a marquee sign
'Cause these sad songs I sing ain't the ones they want to hear
But they're the only ones now that I know how to write
And the bills keep piling up on the table
Most of 'em now I know are more than pass due
And I know this ain't the way that we had it planned
But darlin' I swear we'll see it through

And I may not be the man your mama wanted
And I know I'm never gonna be the man of your dreams
But when the time comes and I'm the only one you've got
I swear I'm gonna be the man that you need

Well the gigs that I've been playing ain't been paying
I swear no one cares for an honest song anymore
And I know sometimes it feels like I spend more just to get there
Than I ever seem to get back from the door
I know that you know that I've been trying
But a high school education won't get me far
And working forty hours a week on that minimum wage
Makes getting by these days pretty damn hard

And I may not be the man your mama wanted
And I know I'm never going to be the man of your dreams
But when the time comes and I'm the only one you've got
I swear I'm gonna be the man that you need

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from Sad Southern Songs, released April 6, 2017

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