i am a man as a man i ve been told bacon is brought to the house in this mold born of your bellies i yearn for the cord years i have groveled repentance ignored and i have been blamed and i have repented i m working my way toward our union mended i am man who has grown from a son been crucified by enraged women i am a son who was raised by such men i m often reminded of the fools i m among and i have been shamed and i have relented i m working my way toward our union mended and i have been shamed and i have repented i m working my way toward our union mended we don t fare well with endless reprimands and we don t do well with a life served as a sentence and this won t work well if you re hell bent on your offense cause i am a man who understands your reticence i am a man who still does what he can to dispel our archaic reputation i am a man who has heard all he can cause i don t fare well with endless punishment  cause i have been blamed and i have repented i m working my way toward our union mended and we have been blamed and we have repented i m working my way toward our union mended we don t fare well with endless reprimands and we don t do well with a life served as a sentence and this won t work well if you re hell bent on your offense cause i am a man who understands your reticence1