The Better Man

Song The Better Man
Artist Christophe Beck
Album R.I.P.D. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lyrics

[00:12.395] Why has time been given to us?
[00:18.311] To say things we don't understand
[00:24.233] Words like daggers stab our heart,boys
[00:30.53] Gotta be the better man
[00:35.975] People they can break your heart,boys
[00:41.845] Like no ragged coyote can
[00:47.563] Guns and songs,they can not save us,
[00:53.531] Gotta be the better man
[00:59.393] A man can earn his share of peace,Hoss
[01:05.209] or sleep out on the burning sand
[01:11.159] Stand and rise above the rest of us
[01:17.126] and leave behind the drag-down man
[01:23.95] Gotta let it roll right off you
[01:29.79] let it fall into the dust
[01:34.953] Grace is raining down upon us
[01:40.876] You got to be the better man
[01:46.691] People they can break your heart,boys
[01:52.816] Like no coyote ever can
[01:58.632] Guns and songs,they can not save us,
[02:04.542] Gotta be the better man
[02:10.612] Why has time been given to us?
[02:16.277] To say things we don't understand
[02:22.288] Words like daggers stab our heart,boys
[02:28.153] Gotta be the better man
[02:34.65] People they can break your heart,boys
[02:39.983] Like no ragged coyote can
[02:45.854] Guns and songs,they can not save us,
[02:51.822] Gotta be the better man
[02:58.383] The world sure can be a ugly place,can't it?
[03:01.923] All day long people lookin'to tear you down
[03:05.707] Hit you while you're hurting
[03:07.771] Grind your good name and your record breaking accomplishments right into the dirt.
[03:13.795] You'd be surprised at where it comes from too,
[03:17.149] Maybe even from a friend
[03:20.79] or someone you thought could be some day a friend
[03:23.266] if not for their own weird hang ups
[03:26.609] It's hard.
[03:28.615] But when those coyotes are gnashing at your back side
[03:32.652] When you feel those dirty yellow teeth sinking in
[03:36.349] Don't you lay down,Hoss
[03:39.550] You stand tall,and shine
[03:41.626] like the beacon of hope and forgiveness that you are
[03:45.319] You gotta work to be the one who's better than
[03:50.430] You gotta be the better man.