Laid here
With your advertising sliding past my eyes
Like cartoons from other people's lives
I start to wonder
What it takes to be a Man
Well, I learned to drink
And I learned to smoke
And I learned to tell
A dirty joke
Oh, if that's all there is then there's no point for me
So please can I ask just why we're alive
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time?
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Tell me about it!)
Your car can get up to a hundred and ten
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
So you stumble into town with your stomach in
Show 'em what you've got (though they've seen everything)
Yeah, you're a beauty, but they've seen your type before, oh
You've got no need
But still you want
To go and book
That restaurant
The wine will flow
And then you'll just fly away, yeah
So please can I ask just why we're alive?
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Tell me about it!)
Your car can go up to a hundred and ten
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
Oh, tell me 'bout it!
Please can I ask just why we're alive?
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Oh tell, c'mon, tell me about it!)
Your car can get up to a hundred and ten
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
To a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
To a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
To a man
(That's what I am.)
With your advertising sliding past my eyes
Like cartoons from other people's lives
I start to wonder
What it takes to be a Man
And I learned to smoke
And I learned to tell
A dirty joke
Oh, if that's all there is then there's no point for me
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time?
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Tell me about it!)
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
Show 'em what you've got (though they've seen everything)
Yeah, you're a beauty, but they've seen your type before, oh
But still you want
To go and book
That restaurant
The wine will flow
And then you'll just fly away, yeah
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Tell me about it!)
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time
And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(Oh tell, c'mon, tell me about it!)
You've nowhere to go but you'll go there again
And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
To a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
To a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
(That's what I am.)
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Well, I learned to drink And I learned to smoke And I learned to tell A dirty joke Oh, if that's all there is then there's no point for me
So please can I ask just why we're alive 'Cos all that you do seems such a waste of time? And if you hang around too long you'll be a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
....................And nothing ever makes no difference to a ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an
love this song
This is a just a great track. Love it. Perhaps a jab at machismo? Anyways, great tune.
"love this song". "love it". Well OF COURSE you do. It's sheer class.
How this album failed to do well commercially I will never know. In lots of ways it's their best.
Im so agree with ShineYouDiamond ;)