I was seventeenI asked my daddyWhat does it take to be a manHe said sit down sonLet's have a little talkI'll try and make you understandThen he said years won't do it, tears won't do itAnd sittin down to drink a thousand beers won't do itTattoos won't do it, and booze won't do itAnd puttin little lifts in your shoes won't do itI'm gonna tell you the thing that canHe said you get a good woman and she'll make you a manHe said only, a good woman canThat's the only thing, that's gonna make you a manHe said a scar won't do it fast cars won't do itAnd kickin someone's as* in a bar won't do itYou aint gonna do it as an army private orA captain or lieutenant, no just won't buy itListen son you'd better get yourself a planHe said you get a good woman and she'll make you a manHe said only, a good woman canThat's the only thing, that's gonna make you a manNow I was runnin around all through my twentiesJust to prove I had the stuffThen one day I met this brown eyed girlShe said to me boy you aint so toughShe said that walk won't do it, talk won't do itAnd struttin in here like a chicken hawk won't do itOr bein a sexist, or drivin that LexusOr tellin people you were born and raised in TexasCome over here boy if you think you canShe said you get a good woman and she'll make you a manShe said only, a good woman canThat's the only thing, that's gonna make you a manMy daddy died when I was thirty oneAnd that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed sonAnd when he comes to me wonderin how you do itI'll say now sit down son cause I've been through itDrugs won't do it, and hugs won't do itAnd hangin on the corner with the thugs won't do itThe preacher won't do it and the teacher won't do itAnd stayin up to watch the creature feature won't do itBoy just look at your momma and you'll understandYou get a good woman and she'll make you a manSon only, a good woman canThat's the only thing, that's gonna make you a manEatin snakes won't do it, Body By Jake won't do itAnd puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won't do itWearin cowboy boots won't do it, Armani suits won't do itSittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won't do itBein rich won't do it, bein poor won't do itPlayin this song on the radioooo.....might do itActually, that might do it
Lyrics by Bacon Brothers, The
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