“The Man My Mama Raised” Title track to Ian’s 2025 record Follow Ian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ian_flanigan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ian_flanigan Website: https://www.ianflaniganmusic.com LYRICS I use to drink too much But never drank enough To drown away the difference Between love and lust I lose I learnI heal I hurt But I’m still getting overall the bridges that I burned I’ve been living with all my sinning For so damn long I’ve been broken and ripped wide open So far gone But I keep on driving Keep on rising Keep on, trying to find a way Somewhere, somehow Some way, some day I hope I’m half the man my momma raised In every choiceI hear her voice Do my best to listen Cuz I’m a momma's boy It ain’t been a year Wish she was hereIt’s getting better now But I’m still not in the clear I’ve been living with all my sinning For so damn long I’ve been broken and ripped wide open So far gone But I keep on driving Keep on rising Keep on, trying to find a way Somewhere, somehow Some way, some day I hope I’m half the man my momma raised I have my days, I slip I slide You don’t know how close I get to falling off the edge again It hurts like hell but you taught me well And you were teaching me right up until the very end I’ve been living with all my sinning For so damn long I’ve been broken and ripped wide open So far gone But I keep on driving Keep on rising Keep on, trying to find a way Somewhere, somehow Some way, some day I hope I’m half the man my momma raised Video by Josh LockhartReviver Records --- Powered by http://www.vydia.com

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