The Man In Me

There's some things I want you to know

I'm not yet quite sure but I'll explain as I go

There was something you said the other day

When you misunderstood what I was trying to say

You think I'm together and sussed

That casual affairs and a laugh is enough

But you only know one side of me

Well it's not real what you see

That's just the man in me

I might be loud and I swear

And the way I wear my hair

And I don't wear skirts

Doesn't mean I don't get hurt

I might not act a girlie way

That doesn't mean to say I'm gay

But there's another side of me that you should know

You think that I'm cool 'cos I'm one of the boys

That's one side of me that gets heard above the noise

There was something you did just the other day

When you let me walk home in the dark all the way

I hate to be merely a meek

In fear that I won't get taken seriously

But you only know one side of me

Well it's not real what you see

That's just the man in me

I might be wild and I drink

And I'm tough and strong I think

And I don't wear heels

Doesn't mean that I don't feel

I might not try to be naive

'Cos doesn't vulnerable mean weak

And doesn't weak mean independence has to go?

I might be hard, I play to win

That doesn't mean I won't give in

But there's another side of me that you should know

I see you're confused I can tell

The look in your eyes says you don't know me so well

But you only know one side of me

That I've let you see

That's just the man in me

That's just the man in me.