i'm a man
Singer: jones, demun
out highway 11 north toward monticello
up on the left i was raised by a hard working fella
through freezing and melting weather
and when i got out of line then i felt the belt leather
but when i followed his lead i got better
learned how to be a man and never to say never
the first to leave and the last one home
ain't nobody breathing more of a man than ricky jones
i'm twice the man i used to be
everything was so damn new to me
but i love everything that i grew to be
i'm a man
i won't say nothing behind your back
i wanna say to your face
know when to take a risk and when to play it safe
this is a journey
boy it ain't no race
i'm a man
yes sir
i'm a man
i don't play when it comes to my money
my house
my kids or my honey
i don't laugh if the joke ain't funny
i am a man
i work hard taking care of my fans
i don't back down when it's time to take a stand
you got my word if you shake my hand
i'm a man
yes sir
i'm a man
i can't say my daddy taught me to drink bud and fish
but he did teach me how to mix mud and lay bricks
i begged to miss school to go to work when i was six
missed the bus on purpose and told mama i was sick
i'm twice the man i used to be
everything was so damn new to me
but i love everything that i grew to be
i'm a man
i won't say nothing behind your back
i wanna say to your face
know when to take a risk and when to play it safe
this is a journey
boy it ain't no race
i'm a man
yes sir
i'm a man
i don't play when it comes to my money
my house
my kids or my honey
i don't laugh if the joke ain't funny
i am a man
i work hard taking care of my fans
i don't back down when it's time to take a stand
you got my word if you shake my hand
i'm a man
yes sir
i'm a man
i'm twice the man i used to be
everything was so damn new to me
but i love everything that i grew to be
i'm a man
i won't say nothing behind your back
i wanna say to your face
know when to take a risk and when to play it safe
this is a journey
boy it ain't no race
i'm a man
yes sir
i'm a man