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Artist: Boston
Canonical path: /boston/to-be-a-man
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To Be A Man
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To Be A Man
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What does it take to be a man?
What does it take to see?
It's all heart and soul
A gentle hand
So easy to want and so hard to give
How can you be a man?
'Til you see beyond the life you live?
Oh, what does it take to be a man?
We can be blind, but a man tries to see
It takes tenderness
For a man to be what he can be
And what does it mean
If you're weak or strong?
A gentle feelin'
Can make it right or make it wrong
What does it take to be a man?
The will to give and not receive
The strength to say what you believe
The heart to feel what others feel inside
To see what they can see
A man is somethin' that's real
It's not what you are
It's what you can feel
It can't be too late
To look through the hate and see
I know that's what a man can be
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