| Well you’ve got the kind of secret
|
| That you can’t afford to tell
|
| So you gave it up to Jesus
|
| But he’s dragging you to hell
|
| And you don’t know what to make
|
| Of all the darkness in your head
|
| So you pray and then you cry
|
| And then you work until you’re dead
|
| Now you’ve got the car, you’ve got the house
|
| You’ve got the job, you’ve got the spouse
|
| You hate your job, you hate your wife
|
| There’s nothing on TV tonight
|
| You back is sore, your eyes are red
|
| The voices screaming in your head
|
| You went to see your doctor
|
| This is what the doctor said:
|
| It’s so hard, it’s so hard
|
| It’s so hard, to be a man
|
| To be a good man
|
| So hard, so hard
|
| So hard, to be a man
|
| To be a good man
|
| So you take the children to the mall
|
| And send them on their way
|
| You can say your cash is fleeting
|
| But you know you’re gonna pay
|
| When they get home they turn around
|
| They’re off to see their friends
|
| And they’ll smoke some pot
|
| And god knows what, until the party ends
|
| The wife is at the salon
|
| Getting pretty for her man
|
| But her tits are fake, and so’s her tan
|
| Her hips are taking all the care
|
| You see her body in your bed
|
| And still the voices in your head
|
| You went to see your therapist
|
| And this is all he said:
|
| It’s so hard, it’s so hard
|
| It’s so hard, to be a man
|
| To be a good man
|
| It’s so hard, it’s so hard
|
| It’s so hard, to be a man
|
| To be a good man
|
| The weekend comes
|
| You grab your clubs
|
| You’re off to play the links
|
| So now’s your chance to be yourself
|
| With friends and cars and drinks
|
| When you get home, you’re all alone
|
| The wife and kids are gone
|
| Where you can get some thinking done
|
| In a silent peaceful home
|
| But on the kitchen table
|
| There’s a note from her that reads
|
| «You're never home, I’m so alone
|
| I’m taking everything»
|
| You start to tremble then the tears
|
| You haven’t felt alive in years
|
| You think your life is over
|
| But it’s really starting here |