To Be A Man Lyrics in English DAX , Darius Rucker
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song To Be A Man by DAX from German to English.
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I can't hide myself
I can't hide myself
I don't expect you to understand
I don't expect you to understand
I just hope I can explain
I just hope I can explain
What it's like to be a man
What it's like to be a man
It's a lonely road
It's a lonely road
And they don't care 'bout what you know
And they don't care 'bout what you know
It's not 'bout how you feel
It's not 'bout how you feel
But what you provide inside that home
But what you provide inside that home
Bein' a man is what you make it
Bein' a man is what you make it
You can't always live up to expectations
You can't always live up to expectations
You try to please everybody while you struggle, so you fake it
You try to please everyone while you struggle, so you fake it
And end up out of balance, compromisin' situations
And end up out of balance, compromising situations
As a good man, a do what he should man
As a good man, a do what he should man
A give everything he has and do everything he could man
A give everything he has and do everything he could man
You might find yourself feelin' all alone
You might find yourself feeling all alone
Inside a house you built that you don't recognize as home
Inside a house you built that you don't recognize as home
And that's what my daddy told me and I'll tell my son the same
And that's what my daddy told me and I'll tell my son the same
Now that I'm older, I relate and I actually feel his pain
Now that I'm older, I relate and I actually feel his pain
He never cried, he mighta lied, but he did not complain
He never cried, he mighta lied, but he didn't complain
And he said, 'Son, one day, you'll have to do the same
And he said, 'Son, one day, you'll have to do the same
I get emotional when I stop and think and I look around
I get emotional when I stop and think and I look around
Beyond the county lines of my small town
Beyond the county lines of my small town
I think about all the men out there who feel like I do now
I think about all the men out there who feel like I do now
Who are screamin' on the inside, but won't ever make a sound
Who are screamin' on the inside, but won't ever make a sound
I can't hide myself
I can't hide myself
I don't expect you to understand
I don't expect you to understand
I just hope I can explain
I just hope I can explain
What it's like to be a man
What it's like to be a man
It's a lonely road
It's a lonely road
And they don't care 'bout what you know
And they don't care 'bout what you know
It's not 'bout how you feel
It's not 'bout how you feel
But what you provide inside that home
But what you provide inside that home
Don't give up, keep fightin'
Don't give up, keep fighting
As a man, our son is our horizon
As a man, our son is our horizon
And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him
And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him
So they can't let us see them hurt
So they can't let us see them hurt
'Cause we'll embody what they do and start a generational curse
'Cause we'll embody what they do and start a generational curse
No wonder most men are so depressed
No wonder most men are so depressed
All the things that they can't express
All the things that they can't express
They go to war, get thrown on the shelf
They go to war, get thrown on the shelf
Then go back to war with they mental health
Then go back to war with their mental health
Then grab that bottle and ask for help
Then grab that bottle and ask for help
Try to pull themselves out of hell
Try to pull yourself out of hell
Then fall back down and then realize
Then fall back down and then realize
That they gon' have to do it themselves
That they gon' have to do it themselves
It's the circle of life, as a man, you provide
It's the circle of life, as a man, you provide
They don't know what you're worth 'til the day that you die
They don't know what you're worth 'til the day that you die
And that's when they start cryin'
And that's when they start cryin'
Then move on to a man to confide in
Then move on to a man to confide in
That's why we feel we can't hide ourselves
That's why we feel we can't hide ourselves
We don't expect you to understand
We don't expect you to understand
We just hope we can explain
We just hope we can explain
What it's like to be a man
What it's like to be a man
It's a lonely road
It's a lonely road
And you don't care 'bout what we know
And you don't care 'bout what we know
It's not 'bout how we feel
It's not 'bout how we feel
But what we provide inside that home
But what we provide inside that home
That home
That home
It's not 'bout how we feel
It's not 'bout how we feel
But what we provide inside that home
But what we provide inside that home
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