Lyrics

He's a man of direction, a man with a dream
And he feeds on emotion and reason
He's a man of few words, one of motion and means
And he's free. Oh yes he's free
Free to be what he wants to be
And he's holding the keys in his hand
But for all that he is and for all he can be
He knows but he can't understand
He's just a man

He committed himself to higher ideals
But committed his sins all the same
He made his mistakes and he made his amends
But he tried. Oh yes he tried
He tried to be what they asked him to be
And he tried to stand on his own
But for every step forward he fell two steps back
Should have quit but he just wasn't told
He's just a man

So he watched and he listened and took a few notes
And they all turned up later in songs that he wrote
And he meant every line, every word, every note

He's a man with a conscience and soul to redeem
And he heeds the god he believes in
But there's passion that burns in the pit of his soul
And he's cried. Oh yes he's cried
Tears of a man who can't take anymore
And the tears of a child in the dark
In the silence he swears that all he can hear
Is the beat of an incomplete heart
But he's free to be what he wants to be
And to rule his kingdom of sand
But for all that he is and for all he can be
He knows but he can't understand
He's just a man

Music & Lyrics by David Greathouse
© 1991, Sourdough Music, ASCAP