The Man In Me — текст песни (Rodney Crowell)

Man In Me
There`s a man in me
He`s cold and he`s hard
He`s got an eye for deception
He`s always on guard
He`s swimming in concrete
Drowning in fear
And he keeps it all locked in his heart

This man is a tyrant, a fault finding hack
You can`t tell him nothing
There`s no turning back
He leaves blood on the highway
and scattered debris
He crawls from the wreckage
but he still doesn`t see
He`s alive
The man is jive

There`s a man in the mirror
I don`t like his looks
His teeth they are crooked
His hands are like hooks
He speaks 4 letter language
Because his mind is so small
His voice is like venom
I don`t like him at all
God, I gotta get away from the man in me

She says
What are you afraid of
There`s no need to judge
You know I can help you
But you won`t even budge
Pretty flowers surround you
but all you can smell is a rat
She says
Why do you insist on your head in the sand
Building walls all around you, you don`t understand
These ways are outmoded,
but all you can change is your hat
The man in me don`t wanna know nothing about that

There`s a man in the closet
He wants to come out
He wants to be noticed
But he`s so filled with doubt
He wants to be well known and famous
But he`s so filled with pride
The keys to his fortune stay locked up inside
Can it be the man in me?

She says
Now what are you afraid of?
There`s nothing to fear
You want me to help
But you won`t let me near
In your heart you can hear me
But all you believe are your eyes
Tell me why you`re convinced
That a fist in your face
is all you deserve
From love you`ve misplaced
The truth is salvation
But all you believe in are lies
The man in me wants to believe,
but he won`t even try

There`s man in me,
and he`s so full of hate
He`s so misdirected
He thinks it`s too late
Pours salt on the wounds
Only Time wants to heal
He`s dying inside
And he don`t wanna feel
Anything
The man is strange