he loved me understood he needed me oh it felt so good but when he left my side for that motorcycle ride i said to him while staring in his eyes i said i want you to feel like a man i need you to feel like a man a man billy billy billy oh billy you always followed through with your dangerous pursuits with open arms i d always say to you i d say i want you to feel like a man i need you to feel like a man a man danger devotion freedom and fear so closely entwined for so many years billy lying in the dark billy death do us part why did i let you ride through the wilderness that night i m haunted by the words i used to say i d say i want you to feel like a man i need you to feel like a man a man billy billy billy oh billy billy billy