The road I have traveled on Is paved with good intentions It's littered with broken dreams That never quite came true When all of my hopes were dying Her love kept me trying She does her best to hide The pain that she's been through When she cries at night And she doesn't think that I can hear her She tries to hide All the fears she feels inside So I pray this time I can be the man that she deserves 'Cause I die a little each time When she cries She's always been there for me Whenever I've fallen When nobody else believes She'll be there by my side I don't know how she takes it Just once I'd like to make it Then there'll be tears of joy That fill her loving eyes When she cries at night And she doesn't think that I can hear her She tries to hide All the fears she feels inside So I pray this time I can be the man that she deserves 'Cause I die a little each time When she cries So I pray this time I can be the man that she deserves 'Cause I die a little each time When she cries