it takes a lot to know a man

Singer:damien rice

it takes a lot to know a man

it takes a lot to understand

the warrior

the sage

the little boy enraged

it takes a lot to know a woman

a lot to understand what's humming

the honeybee

the sting

the little girl with wings

it takes a lot to give

to ask for help

to be yourself

to know and love what you live with

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch

to feel

the slow reveal of what another body needs

it takes a lot to know a man

a lot to know

to understand

the father and the son

the hunter and the gun

it takes a lot know a woman

a lot to comprehend what's coming

the mother and the child

the muse and the beguiled

it takes a lot to give

to ask for help

to be yourself

to know and love what you live with

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch

to feel

the slow reveal of what another body needs

it takes a lot to give

to ask for help

to be yourself

to know and love what you live with

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch

to feel

the slow reveal of what another body needs

it takes a lot to live

to ask for help

to be yourself

to know and love what you live with

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch

to feel

the slow reveal of what another body needs

what are you so afraid to lose?

what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?

what are you so afraid to lose?

what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?

what are you so afraid to lose?

what is it you're thinking that will happen if you do?

you wrote me to tell me you're nervous and you're sorry

crying like a baby saying this thing is killing me""

Lyric Context: it takes a lot to know a man - damien rice