Take your mind back - I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed
To be just us and them
Girls that wore pink
And boys that wore blue
Boys that always grew up better men
Than me and you
What's a man now - what's a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it's all change - it's got to change more
'Cause we think it's getting better
But nobody's really sure
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
See the nice boys - dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they're all straight - straight as a line
All the gays are macho
Can't you see their leather shine
You don't want to sound dumb - don't want to offend
So don't call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you're tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
Time to get scared - time to change plan
Don't know how to treat a lady
Don't know how to be a man
Time to admit - what you call defeat
'Cause there's women running past you now
And you just drag your feet
Man makes a gun - man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
And man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks - kill all the reds
And if there's war between the sexes
Then there'll be no people left
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
@Arianbrightside
And, errr, wrote it.
KaitainCPS 1 year ago
@Murderith7
What a ridiculous set of claims. Embarrassed for you.
KaitainCPS 1 year ago
look at the passion in her eyes she believes every word
mgl87 1 year ago
I LOVE this song. I had never heard it before so after I got this CD and heard her version I went and listened to the original....PSHHH....Joe Jackson may as well just go home. The only thing I hate is that Tori didn't write it herself. It's so her. I'll bet she would have if he hadn't beaten her to it...
Murderith7 2 years ago
WOW! I'd forgotten what a FANTASTIC song this is. I loved Joe Jackson singing the original. But Tori's cover creates a whole different vibe.
EWFforTori 2 years ago
Thank you!! :)
amylh322 2 years ago
Yes, Joe Jackson originally recorded it.
Arianbrightside 2 years ago
This is a cover? Help! I'm confused... (thanks in advance!)
amylh322 2 years ago
love it
antiocoantioco 2 years ago
the band THE BLOW WAVES do this song tool
beverlysutvin 3 years ago