TIME TO BE A MAN (5'09) John Berry (1996) Written by: John Berry/Gary Nicholson Album: Faces I went to the reunion Of the cla** of â84 And I saw my old sweetheart Who said she just divorced We talked about the good days And the life we once planed And then they played a slow one And she asked me to dance Ten years ago I would not of left her alone But I just told her about my family back home When I was a child I played the games that children play Now that I've become a man I put those things away Time to take care of what's at hand Ooo-oo, time to be a man There's one that calls me darlin' And three that call me âDad' I know they'll stand beside me In good times and through bad And knowin' that they need me Gives me the strength I need To stand up through the walk of life And be all I can be When I was a child I played the games that children play Now that I've become a man I put those things away Time to take care of what's at hand Ooo-oo, time to be a man * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When I was a child I played the games that children play But now that I've become a man I put those things away Time to take care of what's at hand Ooo-oo, time to be a man Ooo-oo, time to be a man Ooo-oo, time to be a man All right, come on, yeah * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *