A Better Man

from Over Time by Eric Clancy

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Mother I thought love was for the good men / Then how did I find love in young Albert’s heart / Father I thought love would take me higher / Not make me send young Albert to the sky above / Mother I have fallen in love with Frankie / But I can see she’s got pain hidden deep inside her eyes / Father I have given up on whiskey / See Frankie she makes me wanna be a better man / There’s things in life from which you can’t recover / And I’ve got scars deep inside I’ve been holding back / There’s things in life that I wish not too remember / But the look on his face is one I’ll cease to forget / Frankie I’ll be here for you to rely on / I’ll be the one who holds you tightly when there’s tears in your eyes / I wanna build a house out in the country / Miss Frankie wont you take my hand and be my bride / I met a man who makes me truly wonder / Did I ever really know the true meaning of love / There’s things in life that I’ve yet to discover / But I want to spend my life with this man that I love / Mother you have raised me to be a good man / And that’s why I will always treat Frankie with respect / Father I think you’ll be proud of your grown son / See Frankie she makes me wanna be a better man.

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from Over Time, released June 4, 2013
This track also features:
Chantal Sylvestre: Vocals

Produced by Brian Dunn and Eric Clancy
Engineered by Brian Dunn and Luke Sellen
Recorded at Cosmic Dave's Sound Emporium in Sudbury, Ontario
Mixed by David Mackinnon at The Junkshop in Toronto, Canada
Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles in Cambridge, Ontario

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