When you
become a man,
the world is eager to tell you so.
Although those days of climbing trees and ABC
s don't seem so long ago
Swing, swing up to the sky
Mind the sun, don't get in your eye
Wash your hands.
It's time for bed.
Shoot the bad man.
Bang, he's dead.
When you become a man,
you're just a boy who wants
bigger toys.
Your toys are things
like pretty girls with teeth like pearls
Instead of toy cowboys
Get up daddy, play with the ball
Please may I walk on that wall
Let me jump, I know that I can
But when will I become a man?
But when you're a man,
you must fight for success
It doesn't come easy,
you'll have to confess
You ask yourself why, what is it all for?
Until you fall in love,
then you'll fight even more
But when you become a man,
those bachelor days soon
hurry by
They fly, those days of taking hearts
and breaking hearts
With a very fast good -bye
Come to me, baby, turn down the light
You're gonna learn the
meaning of sin tonight
Since I met you,
I've never been the same
And by the way,
what's your second name?
When you become a man,
you'll want a son named after you
So you've got to take a wife
and build a life
before your days are through
Watch the kids, they're in a mess,
look at his knees,
will you look at her dress?
And why do they scream and
fight all day through,
when I was a kid?
When I was a kid,
I was just like them too.
When you become a man,
you'll lead the way
for them to follow you.
You'll try to make their
dreams come true,
but you will want to do all
that you can.
when you become
a man.
you