Half a Man - Dean Lewis

Growin' up, there wasn't much my daddy couldn't fix If it wouldn't work, he'd make the old look new again The house, the fence, the bike, the car The little girl tears from a broken heart Daddy set the bar real high Showed me what a real man looks like It's gonna take one to fill those shoes In his eyes, nothin' less will do He's gotta be a man of God Keep it tight when he ties that knot Lucky as a girl's ever gonna get To love a man that's half the man that my daddy is It's never gonna fly if he's the kinda guy that doesn't fish He better keep his word, ain't afraid to work, and knows who he is Strong with his hands, gentle with his touch And no such thing as lovin' me too much Daddy set the bar real high Showed me what a real man looks like It's gonna take one to fill those shoes In his eyes, nothin' less will do He's gotta be a man of God Keep it tight when he ties that knot Lucky as a girl's ever gonna get To love a man that's half the man that my daddy is A man of few words, a man who leads The man he is is who he wants for me Daddy set the bar real high Showed me what a real man looks like It's gonna take one to fill those shoes In his eyes, nothin' less will do He's gotta be a man of God Keep it tight when he ties that knot Lucky as a girl's ever gonna get To love a man that's half the man that my daddy is To find a man that's half the man my daddy is

Wonder how I didn't die This is not my life, I'm no survivor I only happened to survive Wonder how I sleep at night Well I count pink elephants, blessings, and skeletons Down the days I have left, with one eye open That was me screaming, "Bitch, I am reality" Then stumbling off to lose myself in a brown paper bag 'cause me and Sweet Evan Williams got a date down on Avenue A Staving shakes, scraping change 'til daybreak Turns out anyone can eat out the trash Then wake up on the freeway mid-crash I was drunk when I made my bed Now with a half-decade hangover I lay down in it What have I done? Don't know what I've said It's a half-decade hangover, either this, in jail or dead It's a half-decade hangover, Jesus Christ, my aching head Waste not, want not borrowed time Lender knows I've tried to make it right Give back my life, and if not Take it, 'cause lately I been thinking maybe I could Take it or leave it, if I can't at least break even Then I'm leaving when I been feelin' this awful since I hit bottom and Said, "Hand me my shovel, I'm going in" Oh brother. Man, you call that recovered? Tripped on a couple steps and collapsed on the stairs Broke my neck on the backs of those who I've hurt and scared Like it's a good thing you said, "You've got your whole life ahead" Oh great, another half a century to live to regret I'd rather be anybody else instead 'Cause I was drunk when I made my bed Now with a half-decade hangover I lay down in it What have I done? Don't know what I've said It's a half-decade hangover, either this, in jail or dead It's a half-decade hangover, Jesus Christ, my aching head Sober, but so much still hangs over Please believe me when I say I've poured my whole past down the drain Say that a second chance is a chance I can take But I can't make amends for things I can't remember I can only say I'm sorry and occasionally pray Guess you'll just have to take my word that I've changed After 1,825 days I was drunk when I made my bed Now with a half-decade hangover I lay down in it What have I done? Don't know what I've said It's a half-decade hangover, hand me my ibuprofen It's a half-decade hangover, Jesus Christ, my aching head

Hey beautiful! What's your name? I know you're liking when I play the game Just like a like it when you take my hat And pretend like you ain't gonna give it back You got my mind all over you Got me feeling 16, kinda green, I wanna make a move I've driven down this road a time or two But every curve around you feels brand new I'll be your rebel kinda reckless drive you heart wild Do damn near anything, just to see you smile Your little out of control, your want to hold your hand Gonna chase your like a boy and love you like a man Chase you like a boy, love you like a man I know I act like a tough guy But girl, you can kiss that goodbye You keep me high school crushin', tryin' to play at cool Yeah, this love as growing up but I'm still fallin' for you I'll be your rebel kinda reckless drive you heart wild Do damn near anything, just to see you smile Your little out of control, your want to hold your hand Gonna chase your like a boy and love you like a man Chase you like a boy, love you like a man I'll make you feel a rush like we just began Gonna chase like a boy and love you like a man You'll always be a catch from where I stand Gonna chase like a boy and love you like a man I'll be your rebel kinda reckless drive you heart wild Do damn near anything, just to see you smile Your little out of control, your want to hold your hand Gonna chase your like a boy and love you like a man Chase you like a boy, love you like a man I'll make you feel a rush like we just began Gonna chase like a boy and love you like a man You'll always be a catch from where I stand Gonna chase like a boy and love you like a man

I can remember when we walked together Sharing a love I thought would last forever Moonlight to show the way so we can follow Waiting inside her eyes was my tomorrow Then somethin' changed her mind, her kisses told me I had no lovin' arms to hold me Every day I wake up, then I start to break up Lonely is a man without love Every day I start out, then I cry my heart out Lonely is a man without love Every day I wake up, then I start to break up Knowing that it's cloudy above Every day I start out, then I cry my heart out Lonely is a man without love I cannot face this world that's fallen down on me So, if you see my girl please send her home to me Tell her about my heart that's slowly dying Say I can't stop myself from crying Every day I wake up, then I start to break up Lonely is a man without love Every day I start out, then I cry my heart out Lonely is a man without love Every day I wake up, then I start to break up Knowing that it's cloudy above Every day I start out, then I cry my heart out Lonely is a man without love Every day I wake up, then I start to break up Lonely is a man without love Every day I start out, then I cry my heart out Lonely is a man without love

This is a man's world This is a man's world But it Wouldn't be nothing Nothing Without a woman Or a girl You see Man made the cars To take us Over the road Man made the trains To carry heavy loads Man made Electric light To take us Out of the dark Man made the boat For the water Like Noah Made the ark This is a man's A man's A man's world But it Wouldn't be nothing Nothing without A woman or a girl Man thinks about A little baby girls And a baby boys Man makes then happy 'Cause man Makes them toys And after man Has made everything Everything he can You know that man Nakes money to buy From other man This is a man's world But it Wouldn't be nothing Nothing without A woman or a girl He's lost In the wilderness He's lost In bitterness

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

One, two, three Why are you hanging on so tight To the rope that I'm hanging from? Off this island, this was an escape plan (this was an escape plan) Carefully timed it, so let me go And dive into the waves below Who tends the orchards? Who fixes up the gables? Emotional torture from the head of your high table Who fetches the water from the rocky mountain spring? And walk back down again to feel your words and their sharp sting And I'm getting fucking tired The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ended, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour You make me do too much labour Apologies from my tongue, and never yours Busy lapping from flowing cup and stabbing with your fork I know you're a smart man (I know you're a smart man), and weaponise The false incompetence, it's dominance under a guise If we had a daughter, I'd watch and could not save her The emotional torture, from the head of your high table She'd do what you taught her, she'd meet the same cruel fate So now I've gotta run, so I can undo this mistake At least I've gotta try The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ends, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid (The capillaries in my eyes are bursting) Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant (If our love died, would that be the worst thing?) Just an appendage, live to attend him (For somebody I thought was my saviour) So that he never lifts a finger (You sure make me do a whole lot of labour) 24-7, baby machine (The calloused skin on my hands is crackin') So he can live out his picket fence dreams (If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?) It's not an act of love if you make her (And the silence haunts our bed chamber) You make me do too much labour