I don't have the words to put it in perspective
This man that I think I neglected
The one that I could count on to keep me corrected
When I was faced with greed and was tested
When I got mad cause life got hectic
There was the man that I always respected
He wore a suit of studied armor
And it was etched with proper diction
He found his bride on the isles and charmed her
And loved her like the heroes of fiction
Oh, Michael I will try
To do better by you
Oh, Michael I will try
To do better by you
Oh, Michael what have I done
Oh, Michael what have I become
When I get low
I hide away with my cigarettes
With my heartache
And with my regrets
Oh, he'd probably tell me
Stop feeling so damn guilty
You should know by now kid
To learn from all that history
You should know by now kid
You can't do very much with all that pity
Oh, Michael I will try
To do better by you
Oh, Michael I will try
To do better by you
Oh, Michael, where ever you are
I hope they can see
Your light up in the stars
Oh, Michael I hope they know
You're never really far
Oh, Michael
Oh, Michael
Oh, Michael