What Makes a Man
By: Original Broadway Cast of Allegiance (ft. Telly Leung)
[SAM]
It's time we took action
And found a way out of this place
I'll set an example
Help others to see beyond race
[SAM]
And though my face resembles
Our enemies in war
I am still American,
Nothing less and nothing more!
[SAM]
I'll never be a scholar
Much as Pop wants me to be
And I'm not some nameless body in a crowd
[SAM]
If Pop would only see
The soldier I could be
I'll finally find a way
To make him proud
I'll finally find a way
To make me proud!
[SAM]
What makes a man
Is his dignity,
When he stands for what is right
What makes a man
Is his loyalty,
When he fights his nation's fight
What makes a man
Is what he makes of himself
When he's giving it all he can!
[SAM]
For all our sakes,
I'll do what it takes
I must be my own man