Lyrics Manhood - Harry Chapin
I
was
laughing
horizontally
In
my
loose
and
lusty
youth
I
was
feeling
well
self-satisfied
Deliciously
uncouth
When
she
slipped
out
from
my
covers
With
a
smile
Saying,
"You′ve
got
a
lot
to
learn,
dear
boy
It's
going
to
take
a
while."
She
said--
Manhood--Means
that
you
should
Get
someone
else,
beside
yourself
Feeling
good
You
know
a
real
man
would
Do
much
more
than
you
could
You
know
he′d
wonder
if
he
Understood
me!
I
said,
"I
see,
let's
start
again."
She
said,
"You
know
you
never
can."
She
put
her
clothes
back
on
She
straightened
up
my
bed
She
hit
me
with
a
line
The
still
does
numbers
on
my
head
She
says,
"Your
mind
chooses
better
Than
your
hands
do
Your
heart
chooses
better
Than
your
glands
do!"
She
said--
Manhood--Means
that
you
should
Get
someone
else,
beside
yourself
Feeling
good
You
know
a
real
man
would
Do
much
more
than
you
could
You
know
he'd
wonder
if
he
Understood
me!
I
said,
"I
see,
let′s
start
again."
She
said,
"You
know
you
never
can."
So
I
stood
there
in
my
shorts
Feeling
naked
just
the
same
With
her
last
few
words
I
knew
I
was
brand
new
at
the
game
She
gave
her
gentle
smile
She
slipped
out
through
the
door
Saying,
"You′re
my
first
and
only
love
Just
like
all
my
lvoes
before."
She
said--
Manhood--Means
that
you
should
Get
someone
else,
beside
yourself
Feeling
good
You
know
a
real
man
would
Do
much
more
than
you
could
You
know
he'd
wonder
if
he
Understood
me!
I
said,
"I
see,
let′s
start
again."
She
said,
"You
know
you
never
can."
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2 Why Should People Stay The Same
3 My Old Lady
4 We Grew Up A Little Bit
5 Bluesman
6 Country Dreams
7 I Do It For You, Jane
8 I Wonder What Happened To Him
9 Paint A Picture Of Yourself (Michael)
10 Mismatch
11 Mercenaries
12 Manhood
13 One Light In A Dark Valley (An Imitation Spiritual)
14 There Only Was One Choice
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