When I was a young child at the age of five My mother told me I was gon' be the greatest woman alive But now I'm a man and I'm lots lots more Want you to understand me, honey of this I'm sure I'm a man (I'm a man) Spell it 'm' 'a' 'n' (spell it out for you) That represent men None of this 'b' 'o' 'y' Cause that spells "mannish boy" And I'm- and I'm a man, I'm a man Sitting on the outside, just me and my mate I made to move to you honey but I came up two hours late And as I'm walking away I overhear you say I overhear, I overhear you- hear you say "Wasn't that a man" Yes I'm a man You can spell it 'm' - 'm' 'a' 'n' None of that 'b' 'o' - 'b' 'o' 'y' I'm no mannish boy I'm no mannish boy I'm- I'm your man I'm a still growing man I'm a man And I'm a rolling stone but- I'm a man And I'm much much, much much, much much more The line that I shoot I will never miss When I make love to a person they just can't resist No, I might not be your average Joe but darling don't dismiss Cause a man can be so much more and I'll show you, I insist You see, I'm a man I'm an always-changing man I'm a man I'm some next-level man I'm a- I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a soft and gentle man I'm a man, man, man I am a natural-born lover man I'm a man (I'm a man) I'm my own kind of man (I'm a man) I'm a man I'm a man I'm a honest, dreamy, real, ideal I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man