Merle Haggard
Half a Man
[Verse 1]
If I only had one arm to hold you
Better yet, if I had none at all
Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache for you
I'd have one less memory to recall

[Verse 2]
If I only had one ear to listen
To the lies that you told to me
Then I would more closely resemble
The half a man that you've made of me

[Verse 3]
And if I had been born with but one eye
Then I'd only have one eye to cry
And if half of my heart turned to ashes
Maybe half of my heartaches would die

[Verse 4]
And if I'd only had one leg to stand on
Then a much, a much truer picture you'd see
For then I'd more closely resemble
The half a man that you've made of me

[Verse 4]
If I only had one leg to stand on
Then a much, a much truer picture you'd see
For then I would more closely resemble
The half a man that you've made of me