Long I've been running away for far too long Afraid of what Afraid of what I know is soon to come I may not be much of an example right now But I can give you all of my knowledge On how to get along in this place Right now all I can say Is I will do the best that I can To be a good example of man And I know one day that you'll understand You deserve the best that I am You deserve the best that I am It's so hard So hard to think about when I was a child So angry at life I blamed the world for such a long, long time But things happened so quickly Some people just go, I needed answers to heal me I wanted to know how to get by And now it's my turn to say That I will do the best that I can To be a good example of man And I know one day that you'll understand You deserve the best that I am So I gotta do the best that I can To be a good example of man And I know one day that you'll understand You deserve the best that I am, I am, I am This is all for you (Everything in this world) (Everything in this world) This is all for you (Everything in this world) (Everything in your world) Things won't always go right in this life There's always changes, we'll make it That's why I gotta do the best that I can To be a good example of man And I know one day that you'll understand You deserve the best that I am, I am, I am And I will I will I will I will do the best that I can