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A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do Lyrics by Frightwig

Cat Farm Faboo

1984

[Intro]
[Non-lyrical Vocals]
(That's right!)
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
A man has gotta do what a man has gotta do
Oh, yeah
[Verse 1]
A man starts as a boy and he plays with his little toys
He does what his mama tells him to, he’s just a little boy
Then he gets a little older with more weight on his shoulders
Gotta prove that he’s right, he’s got to prove that he can fight
When his mama’s not around, he’s hanging all over town
She said boys will be boys, will be boys, will be boys
[Hook]
But a man’s got to do what a man has got to do, oh
[Verse 2]
My mama said to me, she said to me with a smile
You’ve got to smile a lot, you’ve got to smile for the men
[Hook]
You said, a man’s got to do what a man has got to do
[Verse 3]
I said "I heard it before, you can find the door"
"Don’t walk away from me no more, sucker"
[Hook]
He said, a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, oh
[Verse 4]
He feels an urge, he’s got a surge of power in his jeans
So he makes the scene
Wants a good looker, don’t want no hooker
Shouldn’t have to pay just for a lady tonight
Although they’re strangers, they go to the park
So many dangers for a squirt in the dark
He may catch the clad but he don’t care
Although it hurts to pee and screw
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
[Hook]
A man’s gotta do what a man has gotta do, oh
[Verse 5]
My daddy says he’s gonna turn out the lights
I said “you can’t do that, you love this life”
The car, the job, the kids, the wife
She’s got his balls caught in a vine
[Hook]
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, oh
[Verse 6]
He’s walking down the street
Looking for some fine piece of meat
To bury his rod, it’s not so hard
He carries on
[Hook]
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, oh!
[Non-lyrical Vocals]
[Verse 7]
He builds his big bad disco land and keeps it burning well
He likes to send a poor few honeys headlong into Hell
He goes down, oh, down
(Down, down)
I’m sitting up down thinking
While you’re down and out town drinking
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
You don’t know what you’re looking for
I don’t know how to find the door
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
You go down, down and out
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Hook]
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Verse 8]
You know what comes around, it goes around
It goes around all over town
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
I’ll watch it bring you up, I’ll watch it bring you down
I'll spread it around, I’ll spread it around
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
Yeah, ow
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Hook]
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Verse 9]
He’s got to work, to pay
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
He’s got to do what the boss won’t do
He’s got to push kiss the bossman’s tush
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
He’s got to work for the rest of his life
For the dreams of his parents and the dreams of a wife
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
He’s got to work, to pay
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Hook]
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do
[Verse 10]
All you ladies out there, this applies to you too
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
You’ve got to do what you feel, that you’ve got to do
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
You’ve got to be true to yourself, to yourself and no one else
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
[Outro]
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
(A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do)
Whoo!
Credits
Frightwig

Frightwig

About “A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do” by Frightwig

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