John Berry Time To Be A Man Lyrics

Time To Be A Man Lyrics

TIME TO BE A MAN   (5'09)

John Berry   (1996)



Written by:  John Berry/Gary Nicholson

Album:  Faces





I went to the reunion

Of the class of ‘84

And I saw my old sweetheart

Who said she just divorced



We talked about the good days

And the life we once planed

And then they played a slow one

And she asked me to dance



Ten years ago I would not of left her alone

But I just told her about my family back home



When I was a child I played the games that children play

Now that I’ve become a man I put those things away

Time to take care of what’s at hand 

Ooo-oo, time to be a man



There’s one that calls me darlin’

And three that call me ‘Dad’

I know they’ll stand beside me

In good times and through bad



And knowin’ that they need me

Gives me the strength I need

To stand up through the walk of life

And be all I can be



When I was a child I played the games that children play

Now that I’ve become a man I put those things away

Time to take care of what’s at hand 

Ooo-oo, time to be a man



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When I was a child I played the games that children play

But now that I’ve become a man I put those things away

Time to take care of what’s at hand 

Ooo-oo, time to be a man

Ooo-oo, time to be a man

Ooo-oo, time to be a man



All right, come on, yeah



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