I learned shut up
I learned promises not to be kept
A child's lesson
That I know I'm forced to regret
You turn away weighted
Passion burns but fated
And turned sour
Are we related
Or just acquainted
With an angry song
Well the man is a pent up thing
And I'm still tired of waiting
A man is a pent up thing
High school class room
You're not man just mad and drunk
You're caged like an animal
Lets take a look inside
You little punk!
You just drank a six pack
Well, You just let it slip back
Your freedom found
That's your heart of numbness
With a blissful kiss your ignorant bound
Well the man is a pent up thing...
Bridge...
I learned comparison
Knocked me down till I fall
And I learned safety meant no one else at all
I've got to love someone some way
I got to make it some someday
It's in my blood
When I write the greatest song
Well you know I still won't belong
Cause the man is a...