You talk about crazy affairs You talk about crazy affairs You talk about your life as though it mattered You talk about your life as though it mattered You get attention 'cause you block the stairs You get attention 'cause you block the stairs Bragging about some bottles you have shattered Bragging about some bottles you have shattered Well, I met a man who really lives Well, I met a man who really lives He really does it all He really does it all But what really matters is the heart he gives But what really matters is the heart he gives He makes your talk seem small He makes your talk seem small When a man is a man When a man is a man He doesn't act to a plan He doesn't act to a plan He don't have to perform like John Wayne in some B feature flick He don't have to perform like john wayne in some B feature flick A man is a man A man is a man When he can offer his hand When he can offer his hand Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick I know a man who's a man I know a man who's a man Can't you sometimes crack a smile? Can't you sometimes crack a smile? Do you think if you did, we would run and tell? Do you think if you did, we would run and tell? I know one day your big villain style I know one day your big villain style Will collapse as they turn the key in the door of your cell Will collapse as they turn the key in the door of your cell I know a man who was once like you I know a man who was once like you But he opened his heart But he opened his heart No one is really bad right through No one is really bad right through He's just another part He's just another part When a man is a man When a man is a man And he drinks till he's canned And he drinks till he's canned He can drop to the floor, he can weep; we won't ask the price He can drop to the floor, he can weep; we won't ask the price A man is a man A man is a man He can fall, he can stand He can fall, he can stand We won't love him more if he keeps his soul on the ice We won't love him more if he keeps his soul on the ice I know a man who's a man I know a man who's a man Every one of us is looking for fame Every one of us is looking for fame He's a looker He's a looker He's a dresser He's a dresser He's a genius under pressure He's a genius under pressure I know a man who could tighten your rein I know a man who could tighten your rein He's a father He's a father He's a brother He's a brother He's a rock He's a rock He's a lover He's a lover He's a man, he's a man He's a man, he's a man He doesn't act to a plan He doesn't act to a plan He don't have to get hitched to a train in some muscle beach trick He don't have to get hitched to a train in some muscle beach trick A man is a man A man is a man When he can offer his hand When he can offer his hand Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick Be a man who's a man Be a man who's a man