Promise

Butch Walker

well I fumbled for a pencil and my I'm so sorry pad

and I wrote until I sprained my stupid brain

well you know that there's a reason why I made this up so fast

I thought I'd never get a chance to say

what's on my mind, I'm never kind

when my vocabulary's secondary to a bottle of

wine



but I promise I can love you

just like a man

and I promise I can hold you

like nobody can



I never knew the difference between bullshit and sincere

as long as it sounded good while coming out

and I can't blame it on my father, he gave me my first beer

and he held my head back as I puked it out

what was I saying, there I go playing



the game I know so well

talking about myself when it should be you



but I promise I can love you

just like a man

and I promise I can hold you

like nobody can