My Dad told me that I should be a gentleman
And Mama told me I should guard my heart
But I feel a bit behind on this love I'm trying to find
So I thought this would be a pretty good place to start
It's hard to know the woman for my future
Especially when all I know is my past
And I've heard from the beginning they say "nice guys always finish"
But I'm gettin' tired of being last
You see me always smiling, always joking
But believe me I've been hurt and I've been broken
Tried to be everything they needed and all my girlfriends still done cheated on me
That's just the way it goes
It took a while for me not to regret 'em
And longer to forgive them and forget 'em
There's more out in the sea, but girl there ain't no fish like me, baby
See I'm a catch and I need better
It's hard to know the woman for my future
Especially when all I know is my past
And I've heard from the beginning they say "nice guys always finish"
But I'm gettin' tired of being last
I wrote this in hopes that a diary
Filled with notes of the things that inspired me
Would be an open approach to a side of me that I rarely ever show
Cuz with tinder and bumble that make it so fast
Relationships crumble and marriage don't last
So maybe its not all that bad
If I want to take it slow
So if you hear this darling I'll be patient
Writing songs inside my castle built for two
And with a little more love and little more trust
A little less world and a little more us
I'll be waiting here for you
It's hard to know the woman for my future
Especially when all I know is my past
And I've heard from the beginning they say "nice guys always finish"
So I guess I'm alright with being last