My Social Uniform - Better Than Me Lyrics

Both sitting on the back porch
Sipping from a soda can
Just me and my little boy
We're talking man to man, yeah
I've made so damn many mistakes
I never give advice
He tells me just what's on his mind
Never thinking twice
Gonna buy a castle in the sky
And a jet plane we could fly
Would you be proud of me then

And I said
Son it's not what you got that makes a man
I know it's gonna take some time to understand
Sometimes the things you buy
Cost you more than they seem
I just want you to be a little better than me
A little better than me

Maybe I could be an actor
Pretending really ain't that hard
Or maybe I could be a rock star
If you teach me how to play guitar
Or fly a rocket ship to Mars
Or make my living racing cars
Would you be proud of me then

And I said
It's not just what you do that makes a man
I know that it's hard for you to understand
All these things you try
Might be harder than they seem
I just hope you can be a little better than

Me
Always sitting on the sidelines
Always following the guidelines
Wishing I could be so much more
I hope that you have the faith to take a chance or two
And see where your dreams will lead you
Oh, they'll lead you

Son it takes a lot to be a man
I'm hoping you will try to understand
For all the good you do that no one will see
For when your life is hard enough
To knock you to your knees
And when you know what's right and wrong
And you're still caught in-between
I just want you to be just a little better than me
Just a little better than me
Just a little better than me
Just a little better than me