A Man Is a Man

[Verse 1]

You talk about your crazy affairs

You talk about your life as though it really mattered

You get attention 'cos you block the stairs

Bragging about some bottles you have shattered

Well I met a man who really lives

He really does it all

But what really matters is the heart he gives

He makes your talk seem small

[Chorus]

When a man is a man

He doesn't act to a plan

He don't have to perform like John Wayne in some B feature flick

A man is a man

When he can offer his hand

Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick

I know a man who's a man

[Verse 2]

Can't you sometimes crack a smile

Do you think if you did we would run and tell

I know one day your big villain style

Will collapse as they turn the key in the door of your cell

I know a man who was once like you

But he opened his heart

No one is really bad right through

He's just another part

[Chorus]

When a man is a man

And he drinks 'til he's canned

He can drop to the floor, he can weep, we won't ask the price

A man is a man

He can fall he can stand

We won't love him more if he keeps his soul on the ice

I know a man who's a man

[Bridge]

Every one of us is looking for fame

He's a looker

He's a dresser

He's a genius under pressure

I know a man who could tighten your rein

He's a father

He's a brother

He's a rocker

He's a lover

[Outro]

He's a man he's a man

He doesn't act to a plan

He don't have to get hitched to a train in some muscle beach trick

A man is a man

When he can offer his hand

Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick

Be a man who's a man