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 long
i'm a man of my word and i made you a vow
i swore that i'd loved 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 you
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 word
I'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
but just once i wish i had told you a lie
i said my love would last...
yes i'll always love you i'm a man of my word