The Man I Am Today
When I was smaller, wishing I was taller I woke up one morning and my mama was gone I tried to talk to my father, he told me not to bother him He said, 'Boy being a man means being strong Now leave me alone' So you say you wanna see behind this curtain You wanna know why I don't show it when I'm hurting It never did me any good before, so long ago I locked that door But please don't think I'm pushing you away It's just the man I am today Before I was loved by you, girl, I didn't know how to 'Cause love was nothing to me but a four letter word But I've learnt being strong, don't mean being alone So baby just hold on and soon you're gonna know The man I'll be tomorrow You say you wanna see behind this curtain You wanna know why I don't show it when I'm hurting It never did me any good before, so long ago I locked that door But please don't think I'm pushing you away It's just the man I am today It never did me any good before, so long ago I locked that door But please don't think I'm pushing you away It's just the man I am today The man I am today I don't wanna stay this way I ain't gonna stay this way The man I am today I ain't gonna stay this way
