Story Behind The Song
One of a cycle of songs from 40 Years Later that explores Baby Boomer issues today.
Song Description
A country-tinged song with acoustic guitar and barroom piano that talks about losing your job later in life.
| Song Length |
3:13 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
Economics, Worry |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, M. Ward |
| |
Lyrics
IT TAKES A JOB
(TO MAKE A MAN A MAN)
Words and Music
Tom Griffith
All I want to do is make a living
Find some honest work for a decent wage
Right now I'd take anything they'd give me
But they say there's nothing for a man my age
I can't remember when I wasn't working
I built my whole life with these two hands
Now I can't sit around just doing nothing
'Cause what I do is who I am
It takes a job to make a man a man
And if you ain't been there you can't understand
It's hard to face the world your hat in hand
'Cause it takes a job to make a man a man . . .yeah
My wife smiles and says she knows we'll make it
But I can see the worry in her eyes
Sometimes late at night I hear her crying
And those tears wash away what's left of my pride
It takes a job to make a man a man
And if you ain't been there you can't understand
Now love can make you do the best you can
But it takes a job to make a man a man . . .yeah
© 2002 Two Wings Music/ASCAP