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A Man is Only as Good as His Word

from Judas Factor by Johnny Come Latelys

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A Man is only as Good as His Word

I hear your words
But what do they really say
Is there any truth from your mouth
Or are lies the way you play
Did you mean it in the moment
Do you mean it when you say
You are going to do something
Before going on your way

A man is only as good as his word
And the word is only as good as the man
And your word is your bond
To honour it you should do all that you can
You might do whatever you want to
And if you think you want to, you probably can
But a man is only as good as his word
The word only as good as the man.

When people trust your every word
When people depend on you day to day
Do you mean you want to go
When you say you want to stay
Is the voice that comes out of your mouth
Worth anything at all
When you say you are with us
Where are you when we fall

Trust can be easily given
When truly it should be earned
And when it is offered
It should never be scorned & spurned
Words they can seem to mean so much
When they are worth nothing at all
Depends on who spoke them
Is the man worthy, or is he worth nothing at all

Everything we do it makes a difference
Some of it big & some is small
But keep your word to the one’s that trust you
Or you are worth nothing at all.

You’ve got to try, to be as good as you say you are

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from Judas Factor, released January 1, 2017

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Johnny Come Latelys Bury, UK

Johnny Come Latelys is the working name for SJ Collier 1995-2019. Now writing & performing as Distance From Zero.

Former member of Manchester bands Raindance & SupaJamma.

Collaborators are Donna-Marie Stevens - Keys & Vocals on all releases & Dan Adams - Live Drums. ... more

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