when you see him crossing the street, moving slowly shuffling his feet . . .
songwriter
original music
country blues
vancouver wa
reni kay
kay sisters
portland songwriters ass
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Story behind the song
I work with Seniors. Seeing how the aging process affects men so much more than women, I was thinking about the cultural thing we have about what a man really is. This is a tribute to my dad, and all the other real men in this world that grow old.
Lyrics
What Is A Man?
In the last year of his life
Amidst his daughters and his wife
He said, “ There’s not much more that I can stand
I can’t do those things that made me a man.”
“There’s no point in going on
Wish I was already dead and gone!”
This can’t really be in God’s plan?
What good am I, I’m no longer a man!”
1st chorus:
Woman, what is that man to you?
Is it only the things he can do
You better let him know before his life’s through
What it is he really means to you!
It was just a short walk to the car
But he couldn’t even make it that far
In his eyes I could see his tears
Never saw my Daddy cry in his years
Those strong hands that had done so much
Those hands that had a soft gentle touch
Now shook fiercely out of control
And it shook me too, down in my soul
2nd Chorus:
Daughter, what is that man to you?
Is it only the things he can do
You better let him know before his life’s through
What it is he really means to you!
You may know what it’s like to be young
But something I want to tell you son
Only as your story is told
Will you know what it’s like to be old
People when you see him crossing the street
Moving slowly, shuffling his feet
I want you all to hear and understand
There still walks a very real man.
3rd chorus
What is that man to you?
Is it only the things he can do
Here’s the facts, hard but true
Someday son, that man will be you