He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Gentleman!
I am the type of guy,
That picks you up in a Bens,
I am the type of man that'll always represent.
I am the type of freak,
That calls you seven days a week.
You don't believe it but
You gotta understand.
[Chorus]
You wouldn't call me gentleman,
If you only knew my plan.
You wouldn't take the chance to dance with dynamite,
Are you ready to explode with me tonight?
I'm a gentleman!
I send you flowers,
What's yours is ours.
I want to tell ya that I care.
You think I'm gentle,
So sentimental.
You don't believe it but you gotta understand.
[Chorus]
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I send you e mails,
With nasty details,
I want to tell ya that I care.
You think I'm gentle,
So sentimental,
You don't believe it but you've gotta understand.
[Chorus]
Ladies, fasten your seatbelts,
Switch on your electronic devices,
And pump up the volume.
Let me know if we could flow like a river,
It's my quest baby,
To warm you up when you shiver.
I'm extra gentle,
Super duper sentimental,
I'm the man that understands.
You wouldn't, you wouldn't
[Chorus]
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
Gentleman!
You wouldn't, you wouldn't
[Chorus]
You need a gentleman,
You wouldn't want to call me gentleman.
I am the type of guy,
That picks you up in a Bens,
I am the type of man that'll always represent.
I am the type of freak,
That calls you seven days a week.
You don't believe it but
You gotta understand.
[Chorus]
You wouldn't call me gentleman,
If you only knew my plan.
You wouldn't take the chance to dance with dynamite,
Are you ready to explode with me tonight?
I'm a gentleman!
I send you flowers,
What's yours is ours.
I want to tell ya that I care.
You think I'm gentle,
So sentimental.
You don't believe it but you gotta understand.
[Chorus]
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I send you e mails,
With nasty details,
I want to tell ya that I care.
You think I'm gentle,
So sentimental,
You don't believe it but you've gotta understand.
[Chorus]
Ladies, fasten your seatbelts,
Switch on your electronic devices,
And pump up the volume.
Let me know if we could flow like a river,
It's my quest baby,
To warm you up when you shiver.
I'm extra gentle,
Super duper sentimental,
I'm the man that understands.
You wouldn't, you wouldn't
[Chorus]
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
I'm your man,
Yes I am.
Gentleman!
You wouldn't, you wouldn't
[Chorus]
You need a gentleman,
You wouldn't want to call me gentleman.
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