Bustin’ ass all day Just to put food on the table.
And I always will for as long as I am able.
Done all I could, Everything that a man should do.
Still they refuse to call me, call me what I am. Hey!
Do you know what it takes to be a man?
Don’t take a whole lots of money, Diamond rings upon your hand, no.
That ain’t what it takes to be a man.
Do right by the ones you love, always give a helpin’ hand.
Now I’ve been through it all Seen the good, the bad, the awful.
Always take care of my share of responsibilities.
Now, just because I grow my hair and play in a rockin’ band,
Old folks are always telling me, “Boy, why don’t you grow up And be a man.” Hey!
I know what it takes to be a man.
It ain’t the way you look or the clothes that you wear.
That ain’t what it takes to be a man.
Do right by the ones you love, always lend a helpin’ hand.
Excerpted from:
Tesla
The Great Radio Controversy
Be A Man