Be A Man Lyrics - Singles - Tesla

Hey! yeah, yeah. Uh huh. 

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, 

Ev'rything 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. Yes, I do. 

Now I've been through it all 

Seen the good, the bad, the ugly. 

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. 

I know I got what it takes, 

I know I got what it takes to be a man. 

So go ahead and say what you will. 

Because I know what I am, 

Just what I am. Ow! 

Alright. Ow! Hey! 

I know what it takes to be a man. 

I've got what it takes 

And you know I know what I am. 

I know what it takes to be a man. 

So go ahead, say what you will 

'Cause I know what I am. 

I'm a man. 

Hoo hoo hoo hoo. I'm a man. 

I know I got what it takes, 

I know I got what it takes, ow!