作词 : Tom Skeoch/Jeff Keith/Frank Hannon
 作曲 : Tom Skeoch/Jeff Keith/Frank Hannon
Hey yeah yeah uh huh
Bustin' a$$ all day
Just to put food on the table
And I always will for as long as I am able
Done all I could
Ev'rything that a man should do
Still they refuse to call me
Call me what I am hey
Do you know what it takes to be a man
Don't take a whole lots of money
Diamond rings upon your hand no
That ain't what it takes to be a man
Do right by the ones you love
Always give a helpin' hand yes I do
Now I've been through it all
Seen the good the bad the ugly
Always take care of my share of responsibilities
Now just because I grow my hair
And play in a rockin' band
Old folks are always telling me
Boy why don't you grow up
And be a man hey
I know what it takes to be a man
It ain't the way you look
Or the clothes that you wear
That ain't what it takes to be a man
Do right by the ones you love
Always lend a helpin' hand
I know I got what it takes
I know I got what it takes to be a man
So go ahead and say what you will
Because I know what I am
Just what I am ow
I know what it takes to be a man
I've got what it takes
And you know I know what I am
I know what it takes to be a man
So go ahead say what you will
'Cause I know what I am
I'm a man
I'm a man
I know I got what it takes
I know I got what it takes ow