Why can't a man stand up?
You know pride is a sin that we tend to forgive
The respect that she needs, it isn't a gift
Why can't a man stand alone?
But it gets hard to lift yourself up
His flag and his nation, they just weigh him down
Why can't a woman be just what she seems?
When you don't have the strength to begin with
Why can't a woman stand alone?
When you don't have the love in her heart to begin with
Why can't a man stand alone?
Must she be tarnished by men who can only be men in their dreams?
Why can't a man stand up?
Repeating their offer to each girl they meet
And never fear the world outside, the touch of someone very near?
His skin and his station, his kin and his crown
Why can't a baby sleep at night and dream of the time to come
But it gets hard to live
When beauty meets ignorance, they shout in the street
