I'm a man of my word, I mean what I say
My pledge is my bond that's just my way
When you've made a promise to someone who's gone
Well that's when forever seems a little too longI'm a man of my word and I made you a vow
I swore that I'd love you and I can't change that now
They tell me I'm free to find someone new
I just don't have the heart 'cause I gave mine to youI said my love would last for all time
And no one would take your place
Well if that promise was the last sound you heard
Well you know I kept it I'm a man of my wordI'm a man of my word and it's cost me so dear
'Cause those words are a prison without you here
And I'll go to my grave with this torch held high
Bust just once I wish I had told you a lieWhen I said my love would last for all time
And no one would take your place
Well if that promise was the last sound you heard
Well you know I kept it, I'm a man of my wordYes I'll always love you, I'm a man of my word