You talk about crazy affairs
  You talk about your life as though it mattered
  You get attention 'cos you block the stairs
  Bragging about some bottles you have shattered
    Well I met a man who really lives
  He really does it all
  But what really matters is the heart he gives
  He makes your talk seem small
    When a man is a man
  He doesn't act to a plan
  He don't have to perform like John Wayne in some B feature flick
  A man is a man
  When he can offer his hand
  Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick
  I know a man who's a man
    Can't you sometimes crack a smile
  Do you think if you did we would run and tell
  I know one day your big villian style
  Will collapse as they turn the key in the door of your cell
    I know a man who was once like you
  But he opened his heart
  No one is really bad right through
  He's just another part
    When a man is a man
  And he drinks 'til he's canned
  He can drop to the floor, he can weep, we won't ask the price
  A man is a man
  He can fall he can stand
  We won't love him more if he keeps his soul on the ice
  I know a man who's a man
    Every one of us is looking for fame
  He's a looker
  He's a dresser
  He's a genius under pressure
  I know a man who could tighten your rein
  He's a father
  He's a brother
  He's a rock
  He's a lover
    He's a man he's a man
  He doesn't act to a plan
  He don't have to get hitched to a train in some muscle beach trick
  A man is a man
  When he can offer his hand
  Not afraid of apprearing insane if he can't break a brick
  Be a man who's a man