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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Vocals
John Siegler
John Siegler
Bass
Ralph Schuckett
Ralph Schuckett
Clavinet
Kevin Ellman
Kevin Ellman
Drums
Moogy Klingman
Moogy Klingman
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was a child, I thought as a child
I spoke as a child
I didn't know better
Better
[Verse 2]
But now I'm a man, look like a man
Old as a man
And I should know better
Better
[Verse 3]
Got my head in the sky
And my mind knows what it wants
But my body just drags me down
[Verse 4]
And my world is something you can't see
But it's still very real to me
You can find it in the hole where I keep my soul
There it is, way down inside me
[Verse 5]
There's a real man
A real man
Forget about my body and be a real man
[Verse 6]
I see with my heart, hear with my heart
I feel with my heart
Sometimes it works better
Better
[Verse 7]
And some so-called friends put me down
And they pity me for tryin'
Bad emotions push me around
[Verse 8]
But the vision shines on and on
It will shine when we all are gone
And I'd like to add a little sparkle while I'm here
Light it up, way down inside me
[Verse 9]
There's a real man
A real man
Forget about bad feelings and be a real man
[Verse 10]
Some men's world is only hate and money
Afraid of everything and they laugh at nothing
And they only live to criticize
[Verse 11]
You can laugh at me now
But the time comes to everybody
When you must decide
[Verse 12]
When the day finally comes along
You might wish you'd been a little more strong
Then you'll wake up the morning cryin', "Oh my god"
There it is, way down inside me
[Verse 13]
It's a real man
Real man
Got to grow up sometime, be a real man
Real man
[Verse 14]
Suffer them slings and arrows, be a real man
Now be a real man
Don't sell yourself for nothin', be a real man
Be a real man
[Verse 15]
Don't take no crap from no one, be a real man
Be a real man
Get your trip together, be a real
Be a real man
Written by: Todd Rundgren
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