His daddy told him when he was five
（Real men don't cry）
The whole world sold him this pack of lies
（Real men don't cry）
So his tender heart turns colder
As the days turn into years
He's erasing all the traces of his tears
He wants to be a man
He wants to be strong
But it's hard to know exactly what to do
‘cause he can't be the man
He's meant to be
'till he can be a man
Who finds himself in you

He's building walls and their ten feet high
（Real men don't cry）
As deep within him his spirit dies
（Real men don't cry）
Oh, embrace him man of sorrows
Show him what a man can be
'till there's nothing left to prove and he is free
He wants to be a man
He wants to be strong
But it's hard to know exactly what to do
'cause he can't be the man
He's meant to be
'till he can be a man
Who finds himself in you
He wants to be a man
He wants to be strong
But it's hard to know exactly what to do
'cause he can't be the man
He's meant to be
'till he can be a man
Who finds himself in you
（Real men don't cry）
（Real men don't cry）
（Real men don't cry）
（Real men don't cry）
Oh, embrace him man of sorrows
Show him what a man can be
'till there's nothing left to prove and he is free
He wants to be a man
He wants to be strong
But it's hard to know exactly what to do
'cause he can't be the man
He's meant to be
'till he can be a man
Who finds himself in you
He wants to be a man
He wants to be strong
But it's hard to know exactly what to do
'cause he can't be the man
He's meant to be
'till he can be a man
Who finds himself in you