Hey! yeah, yeah. Uh huh. Bustin' ass 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! Alright. Ow! Hey! 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. Hoo hoo hoo hoo. I'm a man. I know I got what it takes, I know I got what it takes, ow