A Man
I am a man as a man I've been toldBacon is brought to the house in this moldBorn of your bellies I yearn for the cordYears I have groveled repentance ignored
And I have been blamedAnd I have repentedI'm working my way toward our union mended
I am a man who has grown from a sonBeen crucified by enraged womenI am son who was raised by such menI'm often reminded of the fools I'm among
And I have been shamedAnd I have relentedI'm working my way toward our union mendedAnd I have been shamedAnd I have repentedI'm working my way toward our union mended
We don't fare well with endless reprimandsAnd we don't do well with a life served as a sentenceAnd this won't work well if you're hell-bent on your offenseCause I am a man who understands your reticence
I am a man who still does what he canTo dispel our archaic reputationI am a man who has heard all he canCause I don't fare well with endless punishment
Cause I have been blamed and I have repentedI'm working my way toward our union mendedAnd we have been blamed and we have repentedI'm working my way toward our union mended
We don't fare well with endless reprimandsAnd we don't do well with a life served as a sentenceAnd this won't work well if you're hell-bent on your offenseCause I am a man who understands your reticence