The One I Was Then

Bm I've been on the road so long A The straight-and-narrow I've been on Em Is crooked as this smile that I fake Bm And I need you like I need a drink A Or a cigarette and some time to think Em About the choices that you and me make G And I feel lonely A And I'm so sorry Bm And I remember the morning of Christmas Day A I was still drunk and you were so afraid Em To end up with someone like me Bm And then it all seemed to fall apart A In a foreign land, ridin' in your car Em As you sang, "I still don't know what love means" G And man, that hurt me A Just like I hurt you G And I have done some thinking and changing A D along the way G A And I wish that you could just see who I am D today Bm A I know I'm a damn good man G I know you did the best you can A D With the one I was then Bm I never wanted all of this A But oil and water, they never mix Em Until you light a match and turn it to a flame Bm And there won't be another time around A I had my chance and I shot it down Em Just a bird and rifle to blame G Man, I hate that song A I play it all night long G A And I have been thinking and changing along D the way G A And I wish that you could just see who I am D today Bm A I know I'm a damn good man G I know you did the best you can A D With the one I was then Bm A And I've learned from my mistakes G The next one won't be afraid A D Of the one I was then