Lefty Frizzell - I'm Not the Man I'm Supposed to Be Lyrics

(Wayne P. Walker)

I'm supposed to shake his hand and walk all smiling
Make believe that you don't mean a thing to me
I'm supposed to offer my congratulations
But I'm not the man that I supposed to be.

I'm supposed to make believe I won't miss you
And forget the times you held me tenderly
I'm supposed to tell the world it never happened
But I'm not the man that I supposed to be.

I'd rather stand up and fight for what's mine
And to give you up it's just too much for me
So if I don't shake his hand and come out fighting
That I'm not the man that I supposed to be.

--- Instrumental ---

So if I don't shake his hand and walk all smiling
Make believe that you don't mean a thing to me
I'm supposed to offer my congratulations
But I'm not the man that I supposed to be...