There was a time when we bit our lip and we told a lie And we never let our feelin's ruin a face so fine And sometime in the 80's Bob cried and we forgave him And since then we've been battling that life So i... Declare a war on pride Not the decent sort but the kind The kind that says real men don't cry Real men don't cry... Oh, I declare a war on pride It stopped mothers for saying help me And kids for saying tell And brothers from telling their papa's how they fell We only talk about the seasons And our neighbours within reason And we never ask them exactly how they fell So i... Declare a war on pride Not the decent sort but the kind The kind that says real men don't cry Real men don't cry... Oh, I declare a war on pride Cause it's not brave and it's not holy It just breaks hearts and leaves you lonely And leaves room for you only left to lie Cause it's not brave and it's not holy It just breaks hearts and leaves you lonely So I'm gonna break you down Until you let some of that love out So i... Declare a war on pride Not the decent sort but the kind The kind that says real men don't cry Real men don't cry... Oh, I declare a war on pride