I can remember now those messed-up early days When love was just another game to play Always causing trouble, trying to look cool Living on the edge and breaking rules Way back then, the future seemed so far Living just for chicks, booze and muscle cars Running in circles, wasting all my time On things that couldn't fill the gap inside And all those girls I made cry I'm sorry, honey, I was always high But deep inside, I was never proud of that Behind that mask, I was lonely and sad Now I'm just an old cowboy trying to hide my shame From town to town, fleeing from my fame And after all those years, I'm still paying the price Haunted by the ghosts of a reckless life My youth faded away, the whiskey has run dry This new man finds joy in the quiet of the night I've learned to walk the line and tame the wild within Fighting the old man inside of me All my faults I can see now Sorry, darling, I broke my vow But deep inside, I was never proud of that Behind that mask, I was lonely and sad