Here Lies A Gentle Man - Soft Rock song

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Verse 1
In a grocery aisle, picking up some bread
Two strangers talking low as I listened
One says, “When I’m gone, I want mine to say
She loved without fear, in her own sweet way.”
I froze in the middle of the shopping crowd
The hum of the lights felt way too loud
‘Cause that little question cut right through my chest
What words would I want carved when I’m laid to rest?

Chorus
Here lies a gentle man
Not just in the stone, but in the way I am
Kind in the quiet, soft with my hands
Even when the storm rolls in, I understand
If I could leave just one thing when my time’s out of sand
I’d want them to say… Here lies a gentle man

Verse 2
Lord knows my past is a crooked old street
Full of bottles and fights, and bitter defeat
I’ve been clean a while, but the shadows stay
Sometimes they still lead me far astray
I’ve burned my share of bridges, left scars that remain
Raised my voice when I should’ve eased the pain
And the people I love, that I have trouble showing it to
Would they write “gentle” or just "gone too soon"?

Chorus
Here lies a gentle man
Not just in the stone, but in the way I am
Kind in the quiet, soft with my hands
Even when the storm rolls in, I understand
If I could leave just one thing when my time’s out of sand
I’d want them to say… Here lies a gentle man

Bridge
I’m still decades from the end, God willing that’s true
But the road to that sentence is long overdue
It’s not wealth, it’s not fame, it’s not power or pride
It’s the look in their eyes when they’re by my side
To be trusted, to be safe, to be someone they run to
Not someone they hide from when the hard winds blew

Chorus
Here lies a gentle man
Not just in the stone, but in the way I am
Kind in the quiet, soft with my hands
Even when the storm rolls in, I understand
If I could leave just one thing when my time’s out of sand
I’d want them to say… Here lies a gentle man

Outro
I’ll keep walking that mile till my footprints fade
Changing who I am, not just what’s engraved
So one day when I’m gone and the mourners stand
They’ll read it and know… Here lies a gentle man