Some kids grow up with lots of toys
Some grow up knowing other boys
And I was born in the land of the free
But these things never happened to me And I was
born a man,
don't remember being
a child I was born a man,
don't remember running wild
Soon as I was old enough to get my pay I
was working sixteen hours out of every day
Some kids grow up with
mother's love
And some with even more
But me, I just turned up one day
On someone else's door
And I was born a man,
don't remember being a child I was born a man,
don't remember running wild
Soon as I was old enough to get my pay I
was working sixteen hours out of every day
But I won't cry,
no I won't bore you
It has been good but it could have been better
Life's like a woman,
go out and take her
She'll treat you good if you want to back to her
I was born a man,
don't remember being a child I was born a man,
don't remember running wild
Soon as I was old enough to get my pay I
was working sixteen hours out of every day