A Man Is a Man

You talk about your crazy affairs

You talk about your life as though it really mattered

You get attention 'cause 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

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

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 up his heart

No one is really bad right through

He's just another part

When a man is a man

And he drinks till 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

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 reign

He's a father, he's a brother

He's a rocker, he's a lover

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