I'm all busted aces and empty pockets. An arrow shot straight through a locket. In this cheap hotel room on this lonesome highway. Everything I own in this tattered old suitcase. But you know I haven't always been this way. I used to be a hero and a lover. She brought out the best in me. But now I'm just a lost soul with a broken heart. Half the man I used to be. It took losing her for me to finally understand. That the woman really makes the man. She was like an angel. Sweet as tubelo honey. Every move she made was right on the money. But I took her for granted. Cause I thought I always hold her. And she bought into everyone line that I sold her. Oh but I threw it all away. Oh why did I throw it all away?. I used to be a hero and a lover. She brought out the best in me. But now I'm just a lost soul with a broken heart. Half the man I used to be. It took losing her for me to finally understand. That the woman really makes the man. Well this face staring back at me in this mirror. Ain't the face I wanna see. Gotta figure out how to get back. To who I used to be. Oh yeah oh. I used to be a hero and a lover. She brought out the best in me. But now I'm just a lost soul with a broken heart. Half the man I used to be. It took losing her for me to finally understand. That the woman really makes the man. Yes a woman really makes a man