I Can Only Love You Like a Man
Embracing Imperfect Love: Trace Adkins' Honest Ballad
Lyrics
From the time you were a baby
Reflecting on the person's life from infancy.
You've had this notion in your head
Notion or expectation of finding true love.
Someone would come along and sweep you off your feet
Anticipation of being swept off one's feet like in fairy tales.
Like in all those storybooks you read
Reference to idealized love stories from books.
Well if you're lookin' for perfection
Expressing the desire for a perfect partner.
Like some damsel in distress
Rejecting the idea of a damsel in distress.
Well there ain't no heroes on white horses
No belief in perfect heroes on white horses.
At least I ain't seen 'em yet
Personal acknowledgment of not witnessing such heroes.
There ain't no knights in shinin' armor
Denying the existence of knights in shining armor.
Ain't no never, never land
Rejecting the idea of an idealized, perfect place.
I won't ever walk on water
Acknowledging personal limitations, not capable of miracles.
But I can only love you like a man
Expressing the commitment to love in a human way.
Heaven knows I'm no angel
Admitting personal imperfections.
Just flesh and bone like all the rest
Highlighting human qualities of being flesh and bone.
I never claimed to have a halo
Clarifying the absence of claims to perfection.
All I can give you is my best
Offering the best of oneself.
But I will never try to hurt you
Promising not to intentionally cause harm.
Or even give you cause to doubt
Pledging to maintain trust in the relationship.
That my heart is yours forever
Stating devotion and commitment to everlasting love.
Ain't that what true love's all about
Posing a rhetorical question about the nature of true love.
There ain't no knights in shinin' armor
Reiteration of the absence of perfect knights.
Ain't no never, never land
Repeating the rejection of an idealized place.
I won't ever walk on water
Reiterating personal limitations, not capable of miracles.
But I can only love you like a man
Reaffirming the commitment to love in a human way.
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