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What Makes A Man

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What Makes A Man

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I can hear my train comin'

It's a lonesome and distant cry

I can hear my train comin'

Now I'm runnin' for my life

What makes a man walk away from his mind?

I think I know

I think I might know

I can feel the wind blowin'

It's sending shivers down my spine

I can feel the wind blowin'

It shakes the trees and the power lines

What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise?

I think I know

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

What makes a man oh oh

I can see the sun settin'

It's casting shadows on the sea

I can see the sun, it's setting

It's getting colder, starting to freeze

What makes a man want to break a heart with ease?

I think I know

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

What makes a man oh oh

Well I can hear my train comin'

Looks like time is not on my side

Well I can hear my train comin'

I'm still runnin' for my life

What makes a man pray, when he's about to die?

I think I know

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

What makes a man oh oh

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

(What makes a man?)

I think I might know

What makes a man woah oh

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