The Man I Used to Be Lyrics

The song The Man I Used to Be is performed by Jellyfish in the album named Bellybutton in the year 1992 .



I hope you remember me, I was your daddy once
Wearing a sailor cap and dirty nails
To you I'm just a picture on your mother's mantelpiece
Who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail

Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes I do

I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast
And turn into the man I used to be
But I hope you have more sense than I, in matters such as these
Medals don't mean a shit when a family is lost at sea

Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does

I save every moment I've reached out and almost touched you
But they all fade away, must be a bad memory

Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does, yes he does




Jellyfish - Bellybutton

Jun 1992

  1. The Man I Used to Be
  2. That Is Why
  3. The King Is Half-Undressed
  4. I Wanna Stay Home
  5. She Still Loves Him
  6. All Want Is Everything
  7. Now She Knows She's Wrong
  8. Bedspring Kiss
  9. Baby's Coming Back
  10. Calling Sarah


The Man I Used to Be