I'm A Better Man

from Mockingbird by The Gibson Brothers

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You don’t even know what you been missing
Broke my heart to hear you talk that way
I been trying to reach you
Trying so bad
But there’s always someone in my way
I’m a better man than what you say

You judged me before you even knew me
Never got the chance to have my day
I been trying to reach you
Trying so bad
At night I lay down and I pray
I’m a better man than what you say

There’s a fire burning strong
It keeps me hanging on
One day I might be gone
Will you see then that you’ve been wrong

credits

from Mockingbird, released November 9, 2018
Written by Eric and Leigh Gibson, Dan Auerbach, Bobby Wood

Eric & Leigh Gibson - Lead and Harmony Vocals
Gene Chrisman - Drums, Percussion
Dave Roe - Bass
Mike Rojas - Organ, Clavinet, Glock, Vibes, Mellotron
Bobby Wood - Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Conga
Russ Pahl - Electric Guitar
Billy Sanford - Resonator Guitar
Pat McLaughlin - Mandolin, Background Vocals
Dan Auerbach - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Fuzz Bass, Background Vocals, Mellotron
Shelton Feazell - Background Vocals
Ashley Wilcoxson & Leisa Hans - Background Vocals
Matt Combs - Strings

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The Gibson Brothers are an American bluegrass band which has performed professionally since the late 1980s. The International Bluegrass Music Association awarded the Gibson Brothers Emerging Artist of the Year honors in 1998 following the Alan O'Bryant produced album Another Night of Waiting on the Hay Holler label. ... more

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