When I die I hope to be A better man than you thought I'd be It's been hard to make you see What kind of man I'm tryin' to be All I ask for you to try To understand what it means to me It's not hard to understand why you Get discouraged all the time I keep tryin' not to worry, but I Can't help feelin' lost in you But I lo--o--o--o--ove you Love you And I need you Time goes by and you'll find That we'll achieve a love sublime When I die I hope to be A better man than you thought I'd be It's not hard to understand why you Get discouraged all the time I keep tryin' not to worry, but I Can't help feelin' lost in you 'Cause I love you and I want you 'Cause I got to, got to have you 'Cause I, 'cause I need you When I die I hope to be A better man than you thought I'd be Be (the kind of man that you thought I'd)...