Why Can’t a Man Stand Alone?

[Verse 1]

Why can't a man stand alone?

Must he be burdened by all that he's taught to consider his own?

His skin and his station

His kin and his crown

His flag and his nation, they just weigh him down

You know pride is a sin

That we tend to forgive but it gets hard to live when you

Don't have the love in your heart to begin with

Why can't a man stand alone?

[Verse 2]

Why can't a woman be just what she seems?

Must she be tarnished by men who can only be men in their dreams?

When beauty meets ignorance

They shout in the street

Repeating their offer to each girl they meet

The respect that she needs

It isn't a gift but it gets hard to lift yourself up

When you don't have the strength to begin with

Why can't a woman stand alone?

[Bridge]

Why can't a baby sleep at night?

And dream of the time to come and

Never fear the world outside

The touch of someone very near

[Outro]

Why can't a man (Why can't a man stand) stand up?

Why can't a man (Why can't a man stand) stand up?

Why can't a man (Why can't a man stand) stand alone?