[ti:man of my word] [ar:collin raye] [al:202524] [by:] [offset:0] [00:15.16]I'm a man of my word [00:18.54]I mean what I say [00:21.79]My pledge is my bond [00:25.66]Well that's just my way [00:28.79]When you've made a promise [00:30.10]To someone who's gone [00:35.48]Well that's when forever [00:38.47]Seems a little too long [00:44.16]I'm a man of my word [00:47.47]And I made you a vow [00:49.29]I swore that I'd love you [00:54.04]And I can't change that now [00:57.66]They tell me I'm free [01:01.35]To find someone new [01:04.22]I just don't have the heart [01:07.47]'Cause I gave mine to you [01:09.79]I said my love would last for all time [01:20.16]And no one would take your place [01:25.79]Well if that promise was the last sound you heard [01:35.22]Well you know I kept it [01:38.54]I'm a man of my word [01:45.66]I'm a man of my word [01:58.97]And it's cost me so dear [02:02.10]'Cause those words are a prison [02:06.22]Without you here [02:07.97]And I'll go to my grave [02:12.28]With this torch held high [02:15.97]But just once I wish [02:19.35]I had told you a lie [02:24.97]I said my love would last for all time [02:31.29]And no one would take your place [02:36.47]Well if that promise [02:39.97]Was the last sound you heard [02:46.85]Well you know I kept it [02:50.22]I'm a man of my word [02:53.72]Yes I'll always love you [02:56.97]I'm a man of my word