real  men

  joe  jackson

    take  your  mind  back  -  i  dont  know  when

    sometime  when  it  always  seemed

    to  be  just  us  and  them

  girls  that  wore  pink

    and  boys  that  wore  blue

    boys  that  always  grew  up  better  men

  than  me  and  you

    whats  a  man  now  -  whats  a  man  mean

    is  he  rough  or  is  he  rugged

  is  he  cultural  and  clean

    now  its  all  change  -  its  got  to  change  more

    cause  we  think  its  getting  better

  but  nobodys  really  sure

  and  so  it  goes  -  go  round  again

  but  now  and  then  we  wonder  who  the  real  men  are

    see  the  nice  boys  -  dancing  in  pairs

    golden  earring  golden  tan

    blow-wave  in  the  hair

    sure  theyre  all  straight  -  straight  as  a  line

    all  the  gays  are  macho

    cant  you  see  their  leather  shine

    you  dont  want  to  sound  dumb  -  dont  want  to  offend

    so  dont  call  me  a  faggot

  not  unless  you  are  a  friend

    then  if  youre  tall  and  handsome  and  strong

    you  can  wear  the  uniform  and  i  could  play  along

    and  so  it  goes  -  go  round  again

    but  now  and  then  we  wonder  who  the  real  men  are

    time  to  get  scared  -  time  to  change  plan

    dont  know  how  to  treat  a  lady

  dont  know  how  to  be  a  man

    time  to  admit  -  what  you  call  defeat

    cause  theres  women  running  past  you  now

  and  you  just  drag  your  feet

    man  makes  a  gun  -  man  goes  to  war

    man  can  kill  and  man  can  drink

  and  man  can  take  a  whore

  kill  all  the  blacks  -  kill  all  the  reds

    and  if  theres  war  between  the  sexes

  then  therell  be  no  people  left

    and  so  it  goes  -  go  round  again

    but  now  and  then  we  wonder  who  the  real  men  are