Doctrine
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โฑ๏ธ 4:47 duration
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๐ Lyrics
When he was a little boy
His father used to say,
"You want to grow to be a man?
You'd better start today"
Listen closely to my words
And I will show you how
There're seven steps to manhood
And I'll teach them to you now
The only thing you'll ever own
Is what you hold inside
Your dignity, intelligence
Your loyalty and pride
Ego and indifference
Are cancers of the weak
Honesty is godliness
Be truthful when you speak
If you want to be remembered
When your earthly life is through
Then teach your sons to leave their mark
On everything they do
Know when to turn the other cheek
Know when to seek revenge
The vine that never picks a side
Dies rotting on the fence
Son, you wanna grow up
Think you ought to slow up
I see disaster in everything you do
Dad, when I grow up
Things are gonna blow up
I'm gonna be a man just like you
When the son became a father
Then he told his children, too
"Be mindful of the things I say
And not the things I do"
It's very hard to be the man
You read about in books
The knights and kings you fantasized
Now commoners and crooks
But no one can imprison
And educated mind
So be yourself and free yourself
By learning all the time
If you should discover
You've given all you can
There's nothing more to answer for
That's how to be a man
Son, you wanna grow up
Think you ought to slow up
I see disaster in everything you do
Dad, when I grow up
Things are gonna blow up
I'm gonna be a man just like you
His father used to say,
"You want to grow to be a man?
You'd better start today"
Listen closely to my words
And I will show you how
There're seven steps to manhood
And I'll teach them to you now
The only thing you'll ever own
Is what you hold inside
Your dignity, intelligence
Your loyalty and pride
Ego and indifference
Are cancers of the weak
Honesty is godliness
Be truthful when you speak
If you want to be remembered
When your earthly life is through
Then teach your sons to leave their mark
On everything they do
Know when to turn the other cheek
Know when to seek revenge
The vine that never picks a side
Dies rotting on the fence
Son, you wanna grow up
Think you ought to slow up
I see disaster in everything you do
Dad, when I grow up
Things are gonna blow up
I'm gonna be a man just like you
When the son became a father
Then he told his children, too
"Be mindful of the things I say
And not the things I do"
It's very hard to be the man
You read about in books
The knights and kings you fantasized
Now commoners and crooks
But no one can imprison
And educated mind
So be yourself and free yourself
By learning all the time
If you should discover
You've given all you can
There's nothing more to answer for
That's how to be a man
Son, you wanna grow up
Think you ought to slow up
I see disaster in everything you do
Dad, when I grow up
Things are gonna blow up
I'm gonna be a man just like you
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[01:06.43] When he was a little boy
[01:07.82] His father used to say,
[01:09.53] "You want to grow to be a man?
[01:11.31] You'd better start today"
[01:12.84] Listen closely to my words
[01:14.58] And I will show you how
[01:16.21] There're seven steps to manhood
[01:17.88] And I'll teach them to you now
[01:19.68] The only thing you'll ever own
[01:21.26] Is what you hold inside
[01:22.84] Your dignity, intelligence
[01:24.39] Your loyalty and pride
[01:26.24] Ego and indifference
[01:27.81] Are cancers of the weak
[01:29.59] Honesty is godliness
[01:31.15] Be truthful when you speak
[01:32.72] If you want to be remembered
[01:34.32] When your earthly life is through
[01:36.24] Then teach your sons to leave their mark
[01:38.08] On everything they do
[01:39.64] Know when to turn the other cheek
[01:41.38] Know when to seek revenge
[01:42.84] The vine that never picks a side
[01:44.54] Dies rotting on the fence
[01:59.99] Son, you wanna grow up
[02:01.99] Think you ought to slow up
[02:03.55] I see disaster in everything you do
[02:06.94] Dad, when I grow up
[02:08.51] Things are gonna blow up
[02:10.13] I'm gonna be a man just like you
[02:33.56] When the son became a father
[02:34.95] Then he told his children, too
[02:36.65] "Be mindful of the things I say
[02:38.30] And not the things I do"
[02:40.06] It's very hard to be the man
[02:41.60] You read about in books
[02:43.29] The knights and kings you fantasized
[02:44.96] Now commoners and crooks
[02:46.58] But no one can imprison
[02:48.37] And educated mind
[02:50.02] So be yourself and free yourself
[02:51.62] By learning all the time
[02:53.27] If you should discover
[02:54.86] You've given all you can
[02:56.44] There's nothing more to answer for
[02:58.26] That's how to be a man
[03:00.11] Son, you wanna grow up
[03:01.66] Think you ought to slow up
[03:03.38] I see disaster in everything you do
[03:06.76] Dad, when I grow up
[03:08.35] Things are gonna blow up
[03:09.93] I'm gonna be a man just like you
[03:27.24]
[01:07.82] His father used to say,
[01:09.53] "You want to grow to be a man?
[01:11.31] You'd better start today"
[01:12.84] Listen closely to my words
[01:14.58] And I will show you how
[01:16.21] There're seven steps to manhood
[01:17.88] And I'll teach them to you now
[01:19.68] The only thing you'll ever own
[01:21.26] Is what you hold inside
[01:22.84] Your dignity, intelligence
[01:24.39] Your loyalty and pride
[01:26.24] Ego and indifference
[01:27.81] Are cancers of the weak
[01:29.59] Honesty is godliness
[01:31.15] Be truthful when you speak
[01:32.72] If you want to be remembered
[01:34.32] When your earthly life is through
[01:36.24] Then teach your sons to leave their mark
[01:38.08] On everything they do
[01:39.64] Know when to turn the other cheek
[01:41.38] Know when to seek revenge
[01:42.84] The vine that never picks a side
[01:44.54] Dies rotting on the fence
[01:59.99] Son, you wanna grow up
[02:01.99] Think you ought to slow up
[02:03.55] I see disaster in everything you do
[02:06.94] Dad, when I grow up
[02:08.51] Things are gonna blow up
[02:10.13] I'm gonna be a man just like you
[02:33.56] When the son became a father
[02:34.95] Then he told his children, too
[02:36.65] "Be mindful of the things I say
[02:38.30] And not the things I do"
[02:40.06] It's very hard to be the man
[02:41.60] You read about in books
[02:43.29] The knights and kings you fantasized
[02:44.96] Now commoners and crooks
[02:46.58] But no one can imprison
[02:48.37] And educated mind
[02:50.02] So be yourself and free yourself
[02:51.62] By learning all the time
[02:53.27] If you should discover
[02:54.86] You've given all you can
[02:56.44] There's nothing more to answer for
[02:58.26] That's how to be a man
[03:00.11] Son, you wanna grow up
[03:01.66] Think you ought to slow up
[03:03.38] I see disaster in everything you do
[03:06.76] Dad, when I grow up
[03:08.35] Things are gonna blow up
[03:09.93] I'm gonna be a man just like you
[03:27.24]