You talk about crazy affairs
You talk about your life as though it mattered
You get attention ´cos 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 villian 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 his heart
No one is really bad right through
He´s just another part

When a man is a man
And he drinks ´til 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 rein
He´s a father
He´s a brother
He´s a rock
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 frick
A man is a man
When he can offer his hand
Lot afraid of apprearing insane if he can´t break a brick
Be a man who´s a man