Story Behind The Song
Realizing we cannot expect perfection
Song Description
Life, mistakes,forgiveness and redemption
| Song Length |
4:28 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic, Gracious |
Subject |
Life, Judgement |
| Similar Artists |
Alabama, Clint Black |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
(CHORUS) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
Life seemed so clear when I was innocent and pure,
I thought I knew so many things for sure,
But it?s nowhere near as simple as I naively estimated,
People are complex and life is sometimes complicated,
(Chorus) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
None of us is perfect so we all make mistakes,
Some of us get caught and some of us catch breaks,
We all have to wrestle with what?s right and what?s wrong,
Sometimes we?re weak and sometimes we?re strong,
The struggle continues as long as we live,
So don?t be too quick to j-u-dge, And don?t be too slow to forgive,
(Chorus) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
Sometimes the best of us answers the call,
But even our heroes can stumble and fall,
Real heroes fight fires in spite of the danger,
Real heroes risk their lives for the sake of a stranger;
Yet some of our heroes can only play ball;
they?re not really heroes at all.
(Chorus) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
We sometimes hurt the ones we love, and disappoint our friends,
We can?t undo the wrong we?ve done, but we can make amends,
You thought that I deserved a crown,
And then I went and let you down,
It took me time to see the light,
I hope you let me set things right.
(Chorus) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
There?s nothing that I wouldn?t do,
If I could make it up to you.
You know I want to be a good guy,
You know how hard I try.
(Chorus) Bad guys don?t always wear black; good guys don?t always wear white,
Bad guys don?t always do wrong, and good guys don?t always do right,
(REPEAT) AND GOOD GUYS DON?T ALWAYS DO RIGHT.